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Apply for planning grants for EU applications

Umeå University offers planning grants to researchers who wish to coordinate an EU project or apply for an ERC Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant. The purpose is to free up time and resources, giving you the best possible conditions to prepare a competitive proposal.

What can you apply for?

The planning grant can be used to develop:

• Consortium applications
  – EU projects where Umeå University acts as coordinator. Support is available for all EU programmes, including the ERC Synergy Grant, but not for ERDF (European Regional Development Fund).
• ERC applications
  – for ERC Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grant proposals hosted by Umeå University. The grant is available only to researchers who currently have less than 50% research time.

You may apply for upcoming calls that are still in draft form. The funding may be used flexibly, for example for research time, travel, or workshops.

Grant amounts

• Consortium applications: up to SEK 200,000
• ERC applications: up to SEK 100,000
  
  

When can you apply?

Planning grants can be applied for at any time during the year.
However, to ensure that the funds can be disbursed in time to support your planning, your application should be submitted at least three months before the EU call you intend to apply for closes.

Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, except during the period 15 June–15 August.

How often can you apply?

• Consortium applications: maximum one planning grant per applicant per year, and not more than once for the same project idea.
• ERC applications: maximum one grant per applicant and category.
  
  

Requirements and attachments

To be eligible for a planning grant, you must:

• Be employed by Umeå University
• Provide a direct link to the call (or draft)
• Attach a signed head of department's certificate
  (download the template from the Templates for funding and reporting page)

If applying for an ERC grant, you must also attach:

• A statement from your head of department confirming that you have less than 50% research time in the year leading up to submission (including externally funded research time).
• A statement from the faculty management (the dean, deputy dean and/or associate dean) confirming that they consider you competitive.
  
  

Disbursement of funds

• Half of the funds are disbursed immediately.
• The remaining amount is disbursed once the EU application has been submitted.
  Please send a copy of your submitted application to fos@ͯÑÕÊÓƵ.
  
  

Ready to apply?

Questions?

Contact the Research Support and Collaboration Office at
fos@ͯÑÕÊÓƵ