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MNT Support Programs&Topics 2007/2008
A Regional/National Contact
1) Country and Geographical coverage: Sweden
2) Name of initiative/program: Designed Materials including Nanomaterials
3) Programme owner (ministry): VINNOVA, Swedish Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems (The Ministry of Trade and Industry)
4) Executing agency: VINNOVA, Swedish Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems
Contact:Anders Marén
phone: + 46 8 473 31 88
mail: anders.maren@VINNOVA.se
web: www.vinnova.se
B Subject and conditions of support
| Program/Call name | Technology/application focus covered | Opening/Cut-off dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a) | Designed Materials including Nanomaterials | The programme is focusing on materials “designed” at macro-, micro- or nano length scale, i.e. materials where the internal structure is manipulated in a controlled way with the objective to obtain defined properties that will lead to improved functionality of products/applications. Materials technology; for example functional surfaces, gradient materials that offer new opportunities to optimise product properties, nano-structured materials and nano-dispersion materials. | The deadline for national proposals is coordinated with the cut-off date for full proposals to MNT ERA-Net Transnational Call 2008. |
Phases of R&D being funded (basic research, pre-competitive, application, serial production, market entry), funding rates (app.):
Eligible are projects from research institutes and universities as well as industry and consortia of partners representing these categories. Projects should address commercialisation of designed materials based on fairly recent research results.
VINNOVA funding is given within the following parameters:
Companies/networks/consortia: grants cover 50 percent of the eligible costs.
Universities/research organisations/research institutes: grants cover up to 100 percent of the eligible costs. All grants are support to research work done at research institutes and universities
Major restrictions (e.g. types of institutions eligible for funding; SMEs, public/private etc., openness to transnational consortia):
Projects limited to research for publication are not eligible.