Excellence Clusters for Groundbreaking Technologies
Funds university-led Swedish technology clusters building cross-disciplinary research teams for frontier innovation.
Excellence Clusters for Groundbreaking Technologies is a flagship co-funded initiative between Vetenskapsrådet (VR) and Vinnova designed to establish internationally leading research clusters in Sweden. The programme targets groundbreaking technologies broadly, with fundamental artificial intelligence identified as the particular priority area for the 2026 call. Applications opened 1 April 2026 an…
Groundbreaking technologies — particular priority on fundamental artificial intelligence in 2026.
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