A chemically safe future – preparatory projects

A chemically safe future – preparatory projects

WHAT CAN YOU APPLY FOR?
Preparatory projects that builds new, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaborative constellations for research and innovation for a chemically safe future.

WHO CAN APPLY?
The call is aimed at individuals who work in academia, the public sector, non-profit associations, the business sector, and other organisations.

Participants from a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) parties are to participate. At least one of the parties is to come from academia.

The main applicant is to come from academia and hold a doctoral degree.

HOW MUCH CAN YOU APPLY FOR?
The project duration is 18 months.

Each project can apply for a minimum of SEK 1.5 million and a maximum of SEK 3 million in grants.

This call is aimed at those wanting to take on the challenges of achieving a chemically safe future. The purpose of this call is to build up new, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaborative constellations for research and innovation. For this reason, the call has a broad target group, where you are welcome to apply if you work within academia, the public sector, non-profit associations, the business sector, and other organisations.

The field of chemicals is always advancing. Chemicals and their use are developed in interaction among the market, regulations and societal needs. This might involve new chemicals needed for the development of fossil-free industrial processes or challenges linked to the circular economy. It could also be linked to how climate change and changes in land use impact both the occurrence and dispersal of environmental pollution.

To achieve a chemically safe future, we need to find ways to effectively and proactively identify, risk assess and regulate substances that are harmful to health or the environment before they spread in society and the environment. We need to expand our knowledge base and develop new solutions about policy instruments and other measures, about socio-economic effects, and about norms and behaviours. New knowledge and new solutions must also be put into practice. The challenges linked to a chemically safe future require new interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaborations that can challenge conventional ways of approaching the issues and adopt broad system perspectives. In this call, you can apply for funding to build this type of collaboration.

Formas will organise match making events in connection with the call being open. More information about this will be posted on this website.