Deadline: 15 September 2017
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partnered with Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SwAM) to fund research projects with an aim to improve the ability to analyze the interconnection between different trends and societal developments, and the environmental goals.
The overall goal of Swedish environmental policy is to hand over to the next generation a society in which the major environmental problems in Sweden have been solved, without increasing environmental and health problems outside Sweden’s borders. This generational goal is guiding the Swedish environmental policy.
The generational goal is specified in seven indents, the last four of which show some societal developments that are important for environmental management:
- Material cycles are resource-efficient and as far as possible free from dangerous substances.
- Natural resources are managed sustainably.
- The share of renewable energy increases and the use of energy is efficient, with minimal impact on the environment.
- Patterns of consumption of goods and services cause the least possible problems for the environment and human health.
The Priority of this program is to contribute to increasing knowledge of appropriate monitoring measures or indicators that enable analysis of complex effectual relationships, between societal changes and society’s governance in environmental policy on one hand and, how these changes affect the potential for achieving environmental goals on the other hand.
Funding Information
- Swedish EPA invites organizations, individual researchers or research groups to submit applications for projects in the order of SEK 2-6 million (including overhead costs) for a maximum of three years. Several projects can be granted.
- The Swedish EPA allocates a total of SEK 25 million for this call. We encourage researchers from different disciplines to work together.
Eligibility Criteria
- The main applicant must hold a PhD and conduct research at universities, colleges, research institutes, or government agencies carrying out research as part of its mandate.
- “Research institute” refers to organizations that have research as their sole or principal part of their mandate.
- The main applicant should be affiliated with a Swedish organization with a Swedish corporate identity number (“organisationsnummer”).
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Country: Sweden
For more information, please visit Swedish EPA Call for Proposals.