FAS invites applications for programme grants in the following two areas:
- research on disabilities
- research on international migration and ethnic relations (IMER)
The purpose of programme grants is to reinforce and expand research environments in a long-term perspective. This is a form of basic support intended to enable research groups to address new issues and investigate them over an extended period of time. Programme support will only be granted to established research groups. It is not intended for individual researchers.
Since one of the objectives of programme grants is long-term strengthening of research areas, inclusion of younger researchers in the research group is seen as positive. Applicants must have a viable programme concept and demonstrate familiarity with literature and theories within the area, as well as evidence of good methodological competence. Close collaboration or contacts with prominent researchers, within Sweden and internationally, is valuable. Applications will primarily be assessed on the basis of scientific quality.
Programme grant applications will be invited in the following areas:
Research on disabilities
Research on disabilities can concern factors and processes that turn functional limitations into a disability and the way in which these factors and processes can change. Research designed to promote a better understanding of the functional limitation as well as the importance of compensatory processes, with or without assistive technology, is also included.
Research on disabilities is often inter- or multidisciplinary in its approach and can concern different areas of society and working life, different groups in society and different phases of life. Social science and public health research on disability can bring about improved understanding of the importance of social, economic and cultural factors as well as improved understanding of physical and mental aspects for persons with functional limitations.
Research on international migration and ethnic relations (IMER)
Research on international migration and ethnic relations encompasses a variety of perspectives on society and social relations. Some central concepts include citizenship and rights, identity and respect, discrimination, racism, integration as well as language and culture. The research covers the entire migration process and the increased international mobility resulting from globalisation.
The research area includes both immigration and emigration in the form of voluntary or involuntary movements between other countries and Sweden. Economic, political or social conditions which influence or are influenced by migration in the country of origin or destination are of importance.
Studies of integration into working life and society are also important, for example with reference to young people’s situation, education, work and economic conditions. Research within the area is often inter- or multidisciplinary in nature.
Application
Grants are given for three years and may be extended for another three years with an amount of SEK2,000,000 per year, including administrative fees (the equivalent of about €200,000). The application should be written in English since they will be reviewed by international experts.
The application must be submitted electronically via FAS’ web service for researchers ,eKlara, http://eklara.fas.se.
Deadline for applications is January 15th, 2009, 5pm CET. A printed version of the application signed by the principal investigator plus four copies of the application and four copies of the publications submitted in support of the application should be sent by regular mail to FAS, Box 2220, 103 15 Stockholm. These documents should be posted to FAS on the same day as the application is submitted in order to be taken into consideration.
Decisions on funding will be taken in November 2009.
Contact persons
Questions should be addressed to FAS’ Secretary-General, Professor Erland Hjelmquist, tel: 08-775 40 71, e-mail: 
, or FAS’ Programme Director, Kenneth Abrahamsson, tel: 08-775 40 91, e-mail: 
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For questions about eKlara, please contact Susanne Gabrielsson, tel: 08-775 40 84, e-mail: 
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Instructions
Relevant sections of these instructions are also available under the blue icons in the application form.
The work process in eKlara is described in Handledning för eKlara (eKlara guidelines), which can be downloaded from the eKlara login page. The guidelines contain important information which is not repeated in the instructions. It is recommended to have these instructions as well as the eKlara guidelines handy while filling in the application.
It is also advised to read the information available on the web page Söka medel (Apply for grants).
Ansökningsformuläret (the on-line application form)
Programansvarig (Programme responsible)
The application should be written using eKlara user account of the person responsible for the programme.
The researcher in charge of the programme has the scientific responsibility for the programme will be representing the programme in all contacts with FAS. This person should have a relevant background and at least the qualifications required for appointment as an associate professor. Only one person can be the programme responsible.
Programtitel på svenska (programme title in Swedish)
The empty field contains the word "Programstöd"; leave this text intact and add a programme title in Swedish, maximum 200 characters including spaces.
Programtitel på engelska (programme title in English)
The blank box contains the words "Programme grant"; leave this text intact and add a translation of the Swedish title into English, maximum 200 characters including spaces.
Programmets hemvist (Home institution of the programme)
Indicate the name of the institution where the programme will be carried out or, if it is a collaboration between institutions, where most of the programme activities will take place.
The applicant’s home institution will appear automatically in the electronic form. If the programme takes place somewhere else, please mark the box Annan institution (Other institution) and fill in the university/college, institution or equivalent in the appearing empty field.
Söks hos FAS (Amount applied from FAS)
Fill in 2,000,000 Swedish crowns (SEK) for each of the six years of the programme grant without any spaces or signs between the numbers.
Sammanfattning (Abstract)
The abstract should be written in English with the purpose of informing FAS’ evaluators and decision makers about the content of the proposed programme.
The abstract should be able to stand on its own, which is why you should make no references to other parts of the outline. It is important that laymen will also be able to understand the abstract.
The abstract must not exceed 2,000 characters including spaces.
Ekonomi (Budget)
Use the eKlara appendix template Ekonomi (available in English only at the bottom of the application form). Please follow the instructions available in Handledning för eKlara (eKlara guidelines) regarding how to handle the appendix templates etc.
Specification of funds
Give a broad overview of how you plan to spend the programme grant over the first three years. Fill in the personnel costs, including social security contributions, of the persons that will draw salary from the programme grant as well as other programme costs to be covered by the grant. Also, please add the applicable overhead surcharge covering costs for administration and premises in per cent.
It should be noted that the indicated distribution between personnel and other costs is not binding; grantees are allowed to change the financial distribution.
Institutions covered by the agreement between FAS and SUHF (for further information go to eKlara/Söka medel), are entitled to a maximum surcharge rate for administration and premises of 35 per cent. Institutions for which county councils fund the premises are entitled to a flat rate of 18 percent. All other research institutions are entitled to a maximum surcharge rate of 30 percent. It is the responsibility of the applicant to find out the applicable rate.
Funding sources
Fill in all other funding received by the programme group. Please indicate the name of the funding organisation (contributor), the project leader (principal investigator), project title, project period and funding amount (grant).
Other information
Indicate here if the programme application has any relation to ongoing programmes or project grants funded by FAS. Please fill in the FAS reference numbers of such grants and attach abstracts in the programme description.
Personal (Personnel appendix)
The personnel appendix should be written using the eKlara template Personalbilaga (available in English only). Mall 1 (Template 1) is for personnel teams of 1-7 persons, while mall 2 (template 2) is for programmes with more than 7 persons (maximum 14). Please follow the instructions available in Handledning för eKlara (eKlara guidelines) regarding how to handle the appendix templates etc.
The appendix should include the current composition of the research group and seniority of its members. Please fill in the names, academic titles, institutions, gender (write male or female), year of birth, year of obtaining the Ph.D., as well as the academic research area/discipline of Ph.D. thesis (e.g. sociology).
Please use English when filling in titles, institution and research area.
Programbeskrivning (Programme description)
The appendix should be written using the eKlara appendix template Projektbeskrivning (Project description). Please follow the instructions available in Handledning för eKlara (eKlara guidelines) about how to handle the appendix templates etc.
The project description should be written in English and be maximum 10 A4 pages plus a list of references of maximum one A4 page and a list of publications.
The programme description should:
- Define the programme area and present the problems the group will work with.
- Develop the fundamental idea of the research programme and the research tasks it may contain.
- Present the relation between the proposed research activities with earlier research and describe what methods will be used.
- Account for how the research group was formed, previous activities carried out by the group, as well as the current composition and seniority of the group. The programme grants are forward-looking, which is whu it is important that the group contains senior as well as younger researchers.
- The Swedish and international research contacts of the group should be well developed. Name any collaboration partners, nationally or internationally, with whom cooperation is planned or already has been established.
- Account for any existing plans at this stage of scientific publication and how information about the programme and its results will be disseminated outside the scientific community.
- Comment on the budget overview that was submitted in the appendix Ekonomi.
The programme description should furthermore contain a list of publications in which the members of the research group collectively present publications from the past five years in the research area for which it is applying.
In the list of publications, please mark the publications that are attached to the application (maximum five of the internationally most important publications, four copies of each).
Meritförteckningar (CVs)
The appendix should be written using the eKlara appendix template Meritförteckningar. Please follow the instructions available in Handledning för eKlara (eKlara guidelines) about how to handle the appendix templates etc.
Attach CVs that are maximum two A4 pages per person for each of the persons working in the programme. The CVs should be compiled into one document.
The CVs should be written in English and contain information about education, employment and earlier larger research grants (project title, funding agency, amount, and year). The programme responsible should also account for which other research projects he or she will be leading during the time of the programme.
Submit and print the application in eKlara
When the form has been filled in and the appendices are in place, click on the button Skicka in (Submit). As a confirmation of receipt, a page will appear in eKlara indicating the FAS reference number and instructions on how to print the hard copy. The hard copy application should be signed and sent by post to FAS together with a copy of the same and other appendices, as described above.
