Closed call 2022-08-31: Research Pairs Consolidator Projects
Note: Only researchers with an ongoing Digital Futures Research Pairs Project from the first call (i.e., the call in 2020) may apply for this call.
This is the first call for Research Pairs consolidator projects, which gives an opportunity for Digital Futures Research Pairs project from the First Research Pairs Project call to extend their project. We will support extension of projects that can show scientific excellency, an interdisciplinary approach, and added value of project extension.
Important dates
Call opens: 13 May 2022
Project registration: 24 August 2022
Call closes: 31 August 2022
The funding decision is expected by December 2022. The starting date of the projects is January 1, 2023.
The figure below shows the Digital Futures process for evaluation and decision:
Background
Digital Futures is a cross-disciplinary research centre that explores and develops digital technologies. We bring solutions to great societal challenges, in Sweden and globally. We generate knowledge, innovations, and future leaders of high industrial relevance and strategic importance. Digital Futures is jointly established by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Digital Futures awards funding to strategic research projects to support a specific action or project that furthers the vision of Digital Futures. Find out more about Digital Futures background here.
Purpose and Eligibility
This is a funding instrument intended to foster collaboration between two young researchers and is aimed at identifying new research collaborations that have the potential to develop into a leading scientific activity over the next 3-5 years. It is therefore a vehicle for supporting and promoting young scholars with the potential to become future digital leaders that substantially participate and contribute to various activities in Digital Futures.
To be eligible to apply for this call, the researchers should have an ongoing Digital Futures Research Pairs Project from the first call (i.e., the call in 2020). The researchers also need to have obtained their doctoral degrees not more than 13 years ago at the time when this call opens [1], and have one of the following positions:
- Assistant Professor
- Associate Professor
- Full Professor
- Permanent full-time Researcher (”tillsvidareanställning”)
with a PhD degree and 80% employment or more at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, or RISE (researchers employed by RISE Digital Systems Division in the Stockholm area).
[1] The eligibility period set out above can be extended beyond 13 years for certain circumstances such as parental leave, clinical training, long-term illness, or national service. Please indicate those in your CV.
Project duration and maximum funding
In this call, up to three projects are intended to be selected. The duration of the projects is two years, and the projects will be funded with a maximum of 2 MSEK in total and is to be split equally between the two PIs (500 KSEK per calendar year per PI). Please note that the amount applied must not exceed the maximum funding for a project in this call.
Please note the Digital Futures funding policy
Research focus
The projects should address cutting-edge research within Technologies for a digital transformation and should involve researchers that complement each other and conduct interdisciplinary research. The proposals shall address subject areas at an intersection of the Digital Futures Research matrix illustrated below. More information about the research matrix can be found here.
Digital Futures Strategic Research Programme. The three research themes Trust, Cooperate and Learn cut across the three societal contexts Smart society, Digitized industry and Rich and healthy life.
How to apply
- Fill in the application according to the project description template: Research Pairs 2022 Project description
- Create an account on the application submission system and register the application stating the title, PIs and a short abstract by the registration date (see at top) at this link: https://crp.dsv.su.se/research-pairs-2022/
- Complete the application including uploading the project description to the submission system before the call deadline (see at top) using the same link as in step 2.
Evaluation
The project proposals will be evaluated by an international external expert panel. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:
- Scientific potential, originality, and degree of interdisciplinarity of the research proposed
- Research activity and output of the ongoing research pairs project.
- Potential and composition of the research pair
- Added-value of project extension. How an extension would strengthen the research project’s results and the applicant’s development.
Q&A event
Digital Futures will host an event for Q&A (and matchmaking for standard Research Pairs project), open to all potential project applicants, to help with the creation of proposals. The event will take place 10-12, May 30, in the Digital Futures hub at Osquars Backe 5.
- Please respond via this link to get a place at the matchmaking event: Q&A registration form
Contact
Contact call@digitalfutures.kth.se for further questions Please include “Research Pairs Consolidator 2022” in the subject of your email.