Centre of Excellence

Information about Centre of Excellence
A larger project performed by a well established, renowned research group or a set of co-ordinated groups who are addressing a central problem or problem area within the FUT program and who are qualifying as a international Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the FUT area. The annual funding of a CoE in full operation is normally in the range of SEK 4,000,000-6,000,000 (ca EUR 450,000-650,000 or USD 650,000-1,000,000) with an expected duration for a successful centre of 5 years.

The application process is a two-step process. First we invite you to submit an application for a "Planning grant for a Centre of Excellence", which is intended to facilitate preparation and writing of the full CoE proposal (occurs every second year, i.e., 2006, 2008, 2010, ...). The magnitude of the planning grant is in the range of SEK 100,000-200,000 (ca EUR 10,500-21,000 or USD 16,500-33,000), depending on the characteristics of the project. The application and main applicant must be supported by his/her host organisation (e.g. a university). Those awarded a planning grant are then expected to submit a full CoE proposal in April the following year.

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