Formas Explore
Supports interdisciplinary research on environment, agriculture, and spatial planning in Sweden.
Formas — the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development — operates its annual open call, Explore, as the primary route for freely formulated research proposals within the agency's three statutory responsibility areas: environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning. Formas is a Swedish government agency that funds research and innovation for sustainable development; it awarded S…
Environment, agricultural sciences, spatial planning. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research welcome. Freely formulated by researchers — no prescribed topic agenda.
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