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New call from SLU Forest Damage Centre opened

Published: 19 December 2024

The SLU Forest Damage Centre has opened a call focused on forest damage with the explicit purpose of strengthening collaboration with other authorities or institutions, such as the Swedish Forest Agency, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, the Forestry Research Institute or the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, projects including a social science perspective are especially encouraged.

The call is open for research or other projects, including communication efforts, workshops, visiting researchers, or researcher exchange. Project duration: 2025-2027, with a maximum length of 24 months.

Collaborations and co-development of projects with other authorities or institutions, or between researchers from different departments at SLU, are explicitly encouraged. In addition, projects including a social science perspective are especially encouraged. Internal or external co-funding, whether financial or in kind, is also strongly encouraged.

Matchmaking workshop for this call

There will be a matchmaking-workshop on 14 February connected to this call, for both authorities and other institutions as well as researchers from SLU. If you are interested in attending, please email katja.fedrowitz@slu.se.

General information

Applications will be evaluated according to below grounds of assessment (project question, method and performance, relevant competence, societal relevance and communication). Collaborative projects that are co-funded by external partners either financial or in-kind, will be given priority if two projects have the same scientific quality. Also, projects including a social science perspective will be given priority if two projects have the same scientific quality.

Projects for the research school as well as long-term monitoring projects will be handled separately and should not be included here.

The main applicant needs to be employed at SLU. The total budget for this call is 3 million SEK. The maximum budget that can be applied for is 700 000 SEK. Please find more detailed information on type of support and funding categories in Appendix 1. Funded projects are required to submit a short status report after 12 months and a final report upon project completion

Please note that the project funds will be transferred to the main applicants department in 2025 and 2026, even if the project continues in 2027.

Please read below how to apply.

Grounds of assessment

Project question

- Relevance of the project, in relation to scientific novelty, methodological advancement or other needs specified

- Quality of intended output

Method and performance

- Feasibility and suitability of the methods

- Well-defined and realistic work plan

- Ethical considerations when relevant

- Reasonable budget in relation to the intentions

Relevant competence

- Ability to carry out and coordinate the project and the research group

- Communication skills (dissemination of results to stakeholders/end users)

- Strength and competitiveness of the research group

Societal relevance and communication

- Connection to social/sectoral issues

- Short- or long-term practical application

- Stakeholder/end user needs accounted for

- A concrete and realistic plan for communication and other output

Facts:

How to apply

Applications should be written in English with a popular summary in Swedish.

To apply, use the application template and attach the main applicant’s CV, along with a letter of intent from the external collaborative partner (if applicable). The CV should be no more than two pages and include the 10 most relevant publications.

Please adjust the box sizes below according to the length of your answer but ensure that the total text does not exceed the specified character limits for each box. Note that the character count includes spaces.

Applications need to be signed electronically via EduSign and shall be submitted digitally to applyFDC@slu.se

The deadline for this call is 21 March 2025.

Timeline of this call

After the submission deadline (21 March 2025), an evaluation committee that is independent from the SLU Forest Damage Centre staff and not part of its steering group, will assess all applications.

Based on the comments from the evaluation committee, a final decision will be made by the centres steering group in April 2025.

Questions

For questions, please contact the administrative coordinator of the SLU Forest Damage Centre, katja.fedrowitz@slu.se.

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