VINNMER Erik Litborn & Alexander Hantosi

1. VINNMERErik Litborn&Alexander Hantosi

2. Investments in Strong R&I Milieus Other Vinnova- program Other Vinnova- program RC Berzelii centra Vinn Excellence centra Industry Excellence centra Institute Excellence centra Sectors- motivated centra Vinn Growth Pre center investments RC SSF SSF Research School (VINNPRO) EU 7RP EU 7RP Strategic collaboration between milieus and individual female qualification (VINNMER) Structure- fund Structure- fund Global links for strong research and innovation milieus etc m.fl. 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 International exchange of experiencesand benchnarking of program management and development e.g. CREST, COMPERA ERA NET och fd STRATA-Multi ActorsMulti Purpose Programmes

3. 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

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

5. Strategic collaborations for milieus in the research frontline!

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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 participants Project time maximum 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!

11. $$$$ / €€€€ 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!

12. 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)

13. 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

14. ”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!

15. 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 st

16. 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