This is a call for ISPP Mobility Grants within Digital Futures. Please note that only KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) researchers are eligible to apply for this call.
Purpose
The Digital Futures Industrial and Societal Partnership Program (ISPP) Mobility Grants are targeted at preparing/initiating new interactions between Digital Futures faculty and representatives of ISPP members. The grants are meant to incentivize the exploration of new constellations and thematic orientations and are meant for a dedicated (short-term) time period targeting a specific outcome.
The outcome shall be oriented according to the main goals of the ISPP, being to
- (I) position Stockholm as a leading area in the field of digitalization,
- (II) identify trends, challenges, and opportunities related to digitalization for different players (private companies, public authorities), and
- (III) foster the creation of novel and innovate project consortia that can address challenges and grow into larger consortia and initiatives.
A major part of the industrial and societal impact and dissemination of Digital Futures is intended to take place through the ISPP.
Application and Evaluation
Interested parties in ISPP Mobility Grants fill in the application form below outlining the novel ISPP Mobility Grant applicant constellation and involved parties/persons, the planning of activities, as well as the relation to and benefit for Digital Futures. A Letter of Intent from the involved ISPP members is supposed to be submitted as well as.
ISPP Mobility Grants are continually evaluated by the Digital Futures Executive Committee concerning their eligibility, fit to Digital Futures, as well as their potential to contribute to the Digital Futures Industrial and Societal Partnership Programme.
How to Apply
- Fill in the ISPP Mobility Grant Application Form: https://www.kth.se/form/67ac6938811b39a61ac22e94?l=en
- Send Letter of Intent from ISPP partner to call@digitalfutures.kth.se , please include “ISPP Mobility Grant” in the subject of your email.
Expected decision on projects: Within two weeks after the application deadline during semester periods. Delays may occur during the Summer and Winter Breaks.
Expected start of projects: Directly after the decision.
Scope
ISPP Mobility Grant applications are welcome in all areas of digital transformation (represented by the Digital Futures research matrix, see below figure).
Eligibility
Applicants and Constellation
Only KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) researchers are eligible to apply for this call.
ISPP Mobility Grants are applied for by one academic partner (at KTH for now) in conjunction with one or multiple ISPP member representatives. The applicant must have a PhD degree and at least 80% employment at KTH with one of the following positions: Assistant professor, associate professor, full professor, or permanent full-time Researcher (”tillsvidareanställning”).
Applicants do not need to be Digital Futures faculty when applying but will become Digital Futures faculty in case of a successful application.
A special case relates to the involvement of already established adjunct professors. They are considered regarding ISPP Mobility Grants as ISPP member representatives. Thus, they cannot receive funding through this programme.
For ISPP Mobility Grants, only representatives from established ISPP members (Ericsson, Scania, Skanska, City of Stockholm, Region of Stockholm, Astra Zeneca, Xylem and Saab) as external partners qualify as partners.
Grant Duration and Funding Conditions
ISPP Mobility Grants relate to an exploration phase that is maximum six months in duration. An ISPP Mobility Grant provides up to 50 kSEK in cash in total for the academic recipient. An applicant can receive at most one ISPP Mobility Grant over a 12-month period.
An ISPP Mobility Grant is meant as an incentive for the applicants to meet on a regular base and introduce their respective environments, interests and activities to each other. This interaction might lead to immediate joint activities such as joint research or it might be targeting later activities as offered under the Digital Futures ISPP project funding scheme. The specific implementation of this exploration/exchange phase is up to the applicants to define and implement and must be outlined in the application. It is an obligation for applicants to determine upfront the conditions and requirements for the exploration/exchange phase, Digital Futures does not provide template contracts that govern this type of relation.
Examples of a joint exploration/exchange phases suitable to be supported under an ISPP Mobility grant are as follows (not precluding other ideas or directions):
- A Digital Futures faculty would like to expand her/his research portfolio regarding industrial or societal impact. The faculty established a contact to a research department of one of the ISPP industrial members, or an innovation department of one of the ISPP societal members. Together in this new constellation, they plan to meet once per week for half a day at the Digital Futures Hub to exchange ideas, have some in-depth research discussions etc. – for a duration of three months. The goal is to identify research interests and work out an application for an ISPP postdoc project.
- An ISPP member representative has met at a matchmaking workshop a Digital Futures faculty, and together they see the opportunity to organize a Digital Futures focus period in 15 months. They intend to meet on a regular base over a period of 3 months to map out the area, contact other ISPP members, as well as Digital Futures faculty and pull together a Digital Futures focus period application. For this, the Digital Futures faculty will send on a weekly base a postdoc from her/his group to the premises of the ISPP member for detailed discussions, while joining this meeting time by time via Zoom.
- A Digital Futures faculty would like to dedicate time on working out a certain idea together with a ISPP member representative, that she/he got to know recently. They would like to target a joint publication, which later one can serve as a starting point for ISPP project application. The Digital Futures faculty and ISPP representative have figured out how to handle the jointly created IP, and would like to meet biweekly over six months for 2 hours, in order to drive the research. Both parties bring additional staff (co-workers, postdocs, PhD students etc.) to the meetings.
After the exploration/exchange phase – incentivized by an ISPP mobility grant – is over, the Digital Futures ISPP will approach grant holders for written or oral reporting.
Applicable Funding Policy for Digital Futures Faculty
For this call, no restrictions on previously received Digital Futures funding will be applied.
Contact & Questions
Contact call@digitalfutures.kth.se for further questions. Please include “ISPP Mobility Grant” in the subject of your email.