Project grant for cross-disciplinary collaboration between China and Sweden on corona and virus research

Focus: Collaborative research on coronaviruses from cross-disciplinary teams to study the current crisis and prepare for future pandemics

Applicant: Individual researcher active in Sweden in collaboration with at least one Swedish participating researcher and a Chinese research team with key members from different disciplines active in China.

Grant period: 3 years

Grant amount: 3 000 000 SEK per year (Swedish part) and 1 000 000 CNY (Chinese part) per year and collaboration project.

Budgetary framework: A total of 4 collaboration projects may be funded within the call. 

Start of grant period: January 2021

Application period:
17 June 2020 (14.00/2 p.m. in Sweden, 16:00/4 p.m. in China) –
11 August 2020 (14.00/2 p.m. in Sweden, 16:00/4 p.m. in China

Publication of grant award: No later than the start of Novemer 2020