Policy and Funding Focus Group
Vision
The best science arises when independent researchers are given consistent support to pursue questions they define.
Goals
- Promote the development of diverse funding schemes that support researchers at early and middle career stages
- Provide better opportunities for Junior Faculty to explore new and diverse research ideas in an independent manner
- Avoid the loss of high-potential Junior Faculty
- Communicate with major funding entities and political bodies in Sweden
Ongoing/planned activities
- How to write a successful VR-grant application - January 17, 2025
- A Junior Faculty survey on funding, authorship, and mental health
Links
Karolinska Institutet Grants Office
Scientific representative at KI