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Deepened international collaborations for healthy and resilient societies

Planned for APR 2026

As health, climate, and geopolitical challenges intensify, broad thematic perspectives and international collaboration are becoming crucial for shaping robust and resilient societies.This call addresses the need to strengthen Sweden’s innovation capacity and competitiveness in several areas vital to society. Healthy and resilient communities depend on well-functioning systems within the themes included in the call: health/life science, food systems, community planning, and preparedness/civil defense.

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The offer in brief

What can you apply for?

This offer targets those seeking to strengthen established international relationships to enable long-term innovation collaboration in health/life science, food systems, community planning, or preparedness/civil defense.

Who can apply?

Companies, public sector, civil society, academia/research institutes. Needs one Swedish partner and one from Ukraine, Canada, Poland, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, USA, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, S. Korea, India, Spain, Nordics or the Baltics.

How much can you apply for?

The project can last up to 6 months and can be financed with a maximum of SEK 500,000. The total budget for the call for proposals in stage 1 is SEK 15 million, so around 30 projects can be funded.

Important dates

  • APRIL 2026
  • Information about the offer coming soon

    As soon as this offer opens for the application, we will publish complete information. We will describe, for example, what you can apply for, how much you can apply for and what we assess your application for.

    How to apply

    To apply for funding from us, you need to fill in a longer application, which we then assess in competition with others. If we decide to finance your project, you need to report to us how the project is going, so that we can see that you carry out the project as you described in the application.

    How to apply for and receive funding from us

    Any questions?

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Casper Ullsten-Wahlund

    Utlysningsansvarig

    + 46 8 473 32 06

    Jonny Paulsson

    Ärendemedlem

    + 46 8 473 32 42

    Maria Kaaman

    Ärendemedlem

    + 46 8 473 31 74

    Veneta Belivanova

    Administratör

    + 46 8 473 31 95

    Reference number 2026-00990