VINNMER

Erik Litborn&

Alexander Hantosi

Investments in Strong R&I Milieus

Berzelii centra

VinnExcellence centra

IndustryExcellence centra

InstituteExcellence centra

Pre centerinvestments

Sectors-motivated centra

VinnGrowth

Research School (VINNPRO)

Strategic collaboration between milieus and individual female qualification (VINNMER)

Global links for strong research and innovation milieus

Exchange/support of experiences for leader & board members

Tiger – gender program to improve the gender issues in strong milieus

Evaluation, impact analysis and innovation research

OtherVinnova-program

RC

SSF

EU7RP

Structure-fund

etc

International exchange of experiences and benchnarking of program management and developmente.g. CREST, COMPERA ERA NET och fd STRATA-Multi ActorsMulti Purpose Programmes

OtherVinnova-program

RC

SSF

EU7RP

Structure-fund

m.fl.

Strong research and innovation milieu

Characterized by:

• world-class, needs-driven research

• Sustained collaboration between research actors within a strong geographic / thematic area

…and must have a focus in VINNOVAs field of activities

Promotions for female researchers working in industry, research institutes or academia!

Strategic collaborations for milieus in the research frontline!

Background to the VINNMER programme• New generation of professors at the universities –

large number of retirements and qualified researchers are needed to refill the positions

• Equalise underrepresentation in gender within areas with great imbalances

• Lack of qualification possibilities for post doctoral researchers

• Create qualification possibilities (in accordance to the research bill 2004/05:80)

Swedish National Agency for Higher Education 2006:2 R

• Swedish research system: 8% of male PhD became professors but only 4 % of the

female (12 years after thesis 1991)

• Scientific field (engineering): 22% male, 14% female (within 18 years after thesis 1980-

1985)

Why focus on women?

• Women are underrepresentated as senior researchers within many of the fields that VINNOVA operates in

• Women are disadvantaged in terms of unsecure carrer possibilities

• A generation shift gives good opportunities to equalise gender imbalances

Participants in a project

• Applying milieu (financial reciever)– Strong research and innovation milieu at

university, research institute, regional center, research dept at company etc

• Qualifying milieu (international or national)– Internationally leading within the activity

area

• VINNMER Fellow (project leader)– Finalized postdoc period, female, not yet

at the level corresponding to professor, no limits of age, no limits of years after PhD etc

Qualification, for instance……

• Mobility to a milieu

• Mobility from a milieu to an excellent Swedish R&I milieu

• Recruitment from a milieu to an excellent Swedish R&I milieu

Maintain contacts between the participantsProject time maximum 3 yearsCover half the salary and additional costs to facilitate the

mobilityRequirement for co-financing from the milieu in order to

secure engagement!

International qualification• 1 MSEK / year• Possibility to apply for planning grant 50 kSEK

National qualification• 800 kSEK / year, max 3 years

Cover half the salary and additional costs to facilitate the mobility

Requirement for co-financing from the milieu in order to secure engagement!

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Additional costs – what can be covered?

• The main objective is to provide the project leader with economic means to overcome expenses related to the relocation.

• The budget shall normaly contain the following:– Salary, including taxes and additional componenets– Travelexpenses,– Subsitence– Additional livingcosts– School fees for children– Conference- and course fees– Travel costs för PhD students– Other relevant justuifiable costs– Overhead maximum 35% (only university)

The application

• Project description– Short (enough to get an understanding)– Need for more woman within the area– Career plan (preliminary)

• Three appendicies (all to be signed!)– Project leader– Applicant milieu– Qualification milieu

”Advice from the coach”

• All focus on the individual

• Support from the milieus to the individual – both ”soft and hard” support, should be very visible in the support letters

• Contact the staff department regarding the budget already during the proposal generation

• No funding for project costs

• Clear description of the mobility (when, where, how long)

• Do not recycle traditional project applications!

Figures for VINNMER

• ~30 M€, 2007-2014

• 2 calls per year, April 1st, October 1st

• On-going negotiations with European Commission for additionally ~5 M€

• 120 – 130 VINNMER Fellows expected

• www.VINNOVA.se/VINNMER

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Contacts

• Erik Litborn 08-473 3198

erik.litborn@VINNOVA.se

• Mårten Jansson 08-454 6459

marten.jansson@VINNOVA.se

• Alexander Hantosi 08-473 3223

alexander.hantosi@VINNOVA.se