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Updates: New Calls, Funding Opportunities, and Digital Futures Progress

New Flagship Projects Call
A new call for flagship projects will open in the first semester of 2025. Selected projects will commence in January 2026.

New Instrument: Seed Funding for ERC Applications
We are introducing seed funding to support writing ERC applications in the categories of Starting Grants, Consolidator Grants, and Advanced Grants. Key details:

  • Funding: 100,000 SEK for each of the first 10 submissions.
  • Eligibility: Applicants must provide proof of ERC application submission.
  • Process: Awards are based on a first-come, first-served principle, with decisions made on a rolling basis.
  • Timeline: The call will open in early 2025 and remain open throughout the year until all 10 grants are awarded.

ISPP Mobility Grant
The ISPP Mobility Grant will return and be open year-round. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis.
For more information and examples, visit:

Digital Futures Retreat Update
We are pleased to announce that the Executive Committee and the leaders of group work from Day 1 (Ioana-Oriana Bercea, Ioanna Milliou, Andrii Matviienko, Vitaly Petrov, Jennifer Ryan, Jörg Conradt, Angela Fontan, and Silun Zhang) are actively working on the feedback and planning to continue their efforts in spring 2025 in various constellations.

Four strategic workshops are planned to advance work on the Sandbox, Digital Futures Grand Challenges, and Data Sharing and Testbeds in Health-Related Research. The leaders of group work Day 2 coordinate workshop planning:

  • Sandbox: Henrik Sandberg, György Dan, Martin Thorngren, and Mattias Höjer
  • Grand Challenges: Aristides Gionis and Joakim Lilliesköld
  • Data sharing in health related research: Lannie Gutierrez and Ozan Öktem

We look forward to continued collaboration in these important areas!

Text: Johanna Gavefalk

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