Call for applications 2025

Call for applications 2025

Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research welcomes research applications to the yearly open call. The first stage of the call opens 2^nd of April and closes 26^th of May 14.00.

The open call this year comprises 12,2 million SEK out of which approximately 4 MSEK for new projects and 8,2 MSEK for ongoing projects given approved application for continued funding. The call also comprises 10,5 MNOK out of which approximately 5 MNOK for new projects and 5,5 MNOK for ongoing projects given approved application for continued funding.

Which projects can apply?

Research projects within the program areas:

• Veterinary medicine, animal science, and technology science
  (60 percent of the funding is reserved for the research area)
• Social science and humanities
  (40 percent is reserved for the research area)

Collaboration projects between Sweden and Norway is encouraged, as well as collaboration between competence areas/departments and with the practical sector. Pure Norwegian projects are also welcomed to apply, as well as purely Swedish projects. All parts of the research program are covered within the current call, including all parts of the Equine sector, eg trotting, racing, riding disciplines and other Equine activites. The foundation claims its right to practice profile thinking.

Application process

The call is composed in two stages.

• Stage 1:  In stage 1, the applicant submits a concept overview with focus on relevance for the horse and the horse industry.
• Stage 2: A number of applicants are invited to submit full scientific applications in stage 2.

Important information for all applications

• Language
  Both stage 1 and stage 2 applications should be written in English, with a summary in Swedish/Norwegian.
• Use the templates and follow the handbook carefully.
  Observe that all application must use the template for research application found on the foundation website for stage 1 and stage 2 and follow its instructions - including character limits. The same template is also used for Norwegian parts of approved SHF-projects during registration at Research council of Norway. Applications must follow the foundation handbook instructions – or the applications will automatically be rejected.
• Method description
  If a project needs to include experimental animals or humans in the trials, this must be described and justified already in stage 1, based on the 3 Rs (Reduce, Refine, Replace). Each application must have a clear methods description of how many animals/persons are planned to be studied.
• Plan for distribution and practical use
  The application must clearly describe plan for dissemination of results to the practical horse sector/to horse owners, and how the project plans to work for projects results to be practically implemented in the same sector.
• Amount to apply for
  Maximum level of funding is 1 million each year for a maximum length of 3 years. For Swedish-Norwegian projects the above-mentioned maximum funding can be applied for in both countries for the same project.
• Budget
  Observe that a maximum for Swedish Overhead (OH) costs is applied; Max 25 % OH surcharge on salary- and material costs. Applied OH cost cannot exceed actual costs.
• Requirements for the main applicant
  Each main applicant may submit one application per call. The main applicant should have a doctoral degree or equivalent and be connected to a Swedish or Norwegian research environment.

For jointly financed and exclusively Norwegian projects there are specific instructions that you will find in the foundation´s application system and in the handbook.

Information meeting April 23rd 2025

Information meeting for applicants, with possibility to ask questions will be held the 23rd of April kl 10-12. Registration to the meeting should be sent to Lina.Bengtsson@lantbruksforskning.se at latest one week before the meeting.

Important dates and times of the call

Application

For application instructions and information of criteria in the evaluation process, please read the Foundation’s handbook. Applications that do not follow the instructions in the handbook will be automatically rejected.

Ongoing projects

A yearly application for continued funding must be submitted for all ongoing projects, according to instructions in the Foundation’s handbook.

In stage 2 an assurance from must be submitted by the applicant’s employer that they will administer any funding received from the foundation, ”Form for signature”.

Research areas

The foundation’s research programme is divided into two research areas:

Suggested areas within each research area are listed in an appendix to the foundation’s research programme.

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Lina Bengtsson

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