The research council Formas Committed to excellence in research for

sustainable development

Environment, agricultural sciences and spatial planning

Agenda 2030 - UN Sustainable Development Goals

The research council Formas

• Basicscience

• Appliedscience

• Highestscien1ficquality

• Relevanceforsociety

The research council Formas • Researchfunding •  Strategy,evalua1onandanalysis• Researchcommunica1on

Formas

•  Total research budget ~1.3 billion SEK

•  Ministry of the Environment and Energy

•  Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation

Funding instruments Formas’annualopencall

Targetedcalls(na1onal&interna1onal)

Othercalls

Formas’ calls 2017 Recurrentcalls Focus Opens ClosesYearlyannualcall all February AprilUrgentGrants all Con1nous Communica1onprojects all Con1nousConferencesandworkshops all Con1nous FormasTargetedcalls Migra1on all tobedecided Sustainablecondi1onsforacircularandbio-basedeconomy agriculturalsciences nov-16 MarchNa1onalresearchprogrammeClimate all summer autumnNa1onalresearchprogrammeSustainableCommunitybuilding spa1alplanning autumn2017 spring2018StrategicInnova4onprogrammes SmartBuilt-Innova1onsfordigitalisa1onandindustrialisa1on spa1alplanning spring2017 spring2017SmartBuilt-Lifecycleanalyses spa1alplanning tobedecided ERA-NetCOFUND INTIMIC(intes1nalmicrobiome) agriculturalsciences early2017 mid2017SustainableUrbanisa1onGlobalIni1a1ve spa1alplanning end2016 mid2017SusFood agriculturalsciences end2016 mid2017CoreOrganic agriculturalsciences end2016 mid2017Biodiversa-BelmontForum environment end2017 mid2018Forestbioeconomy agriculturalsciences end2017 mid2018Climate-BelmontForum environment end2017 mid2018Closingthewatergap environment end2017 mid2018Globalcoopera4on JointFundingSEAsia(ASEAN) environmentagriculturalsciences April endJuneMobilityprogrammeSouthAfrica all June September

Formas annual open call 2017

Open: February 28 – call text on www.formas.seCloses: April 6 Decision: November 9

New this year!-  10 evaluation panels-  Panels and applications traceable to the UN

Sustainability Goals, Agenda 2030

Information meeting Formas’ annual open call 2017

Date: 2 March 2017 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Arranger: University of GothenburgFormas open call 2017 - Senior Research Officers, FormasWriting an application - Researcher(s) share experiencesEvaluating applications - An evaluator share experiences

Information about Formas calls on www.formas.se

Formas’ International strategy •  StrengthenSweden’sresearchexcellence• Posi1onSwedishresearchers• Posi1onFormas•  Investinlong-termcommitmentsandleverageresearchfunding• ContributetoUNSDGs

Marinebiotech

Water2014

Oceans

SumForest

C-IPM

Water2015

Climatesevices

Smartci1es

Smarturbanfutures

GAS AMR

Susan

Bio-diversa

Climate Water FACCE HDHL AMR Urban

BONUS185Core

OrganicSusfood Urbani-sa1on

In1mic

Formas in EU 2017

JPI

ERA-cofund

Collaborating for knowledge – for

society’s challenges and strengthened competitiveness

ResearchandInnova1onBill2016

Initiatives by the government

10-yearna1onalresearchprogrammes

Partnershipprogrammes/SIO

Specificini1a1ves

Specificmeasurements

Formas increased research budget

2017 2018 2019 2020

Climate(10-yearna4onalprogramme) 25 75 130 130

Sustainablecommunitybuilding(10-yearna4onalprogramme)+socialhousingpolicy

0 70 105 105

Partnershipprogramme–Circularandbiobasedeconomy

0 50 75 100

Analysisfunc4on 0 15 15 15

•  Create strong synergies between different actors•  Active and strategic coordination of research funding and other

activities •  Platform for ongoing research•  Natural link to international programmes, for instance Joint

Programming Initiatives (JPI)•  Common national research agenda •  Effective use of infrastructure •  Research in higher education

•  Research in different areas•  Interdisciplinary and intersectional research•  Activities for communication and use of research results

10-year national research programmes

Strategic partnership programmes

1.  Nextgenera1ontravelandtransporta1on2.  Smartci1es3.   Circularandbiobasedeconomy4.  LifeScience5.  Connectedindustriesandnewmaterials

Aims•  Increaseorienta1ontowardsthesocietalchallengespointedoutbythegovernment,throughthefivepartnershipsprogrammes

•  EnhancementofongoingSIP•  Increasedcoordina4onandcoopera4on•  Digitalisa4on

Millionkr 2017 2018 2019 2020Vinnova 155 200 275 400Formas 0 50 75 100

Strategic partnership programmes/SIO

How Formas works with new areas in the research bill

Thetwo10-yearna4onalresearchprogrammes•  DialoguewithVRandForte,designandcontent.Nextstepdialoguewithotherfunders,universi1esandusers

Specificini4a4vesocialhousingpolicy•  DialogueaboutdesignwithVRandForteAnalysisfunc4on•  Wridenstatementstothegovernment,hearing10/2PartnershipprogrammeCircularandbiobasedeconomy•  Star1ngphase,dialoguewiththeMinistryofEnterpriseandInnova1on,Vinnova&Energyagency.Widerdialogueplanned.

Formas Food

• Newevalua1onpanelnamedFoodproduc4onintheannualopencall

• SwedishFoodstrategy• Establishana1onalcommideeforfoodscience• Partnershipwithotherfundersandusersintheareaoffoodscience

Thank you!