Kompetenscentrum 2017-stage 1
Application title:
Coordinator name:
This document should be maximum 10 A4 pages with size 12 text and cover the
following main headings 1-5, the sub-headings are only guidelines and do not
need to be answered specifically. The sub-headings and this text may be deleted,
when filling in the template, but the key headings should be retained in the
document.
If possible, the application should be written in English, since the assessments of
the applications includes international experts. Only applications using this
template will be assessed. For formal requirements, assessment criteria and the
following main- and sub-headings in Swedish, see the text of the call on our
website www.vinnova.se at ”Utlysningar”.
1. Existing activities in the field
a. Describe the work by the stakeholders in the selected research field,
provide examples of relevant publications, patents, and occasions you
were a guest speaker.
b. Describe the existing structures for collaboration that will be used in the
centre’s operations.
2. Vision and strategy
a. Describe your vision and your strategy for achieving it, expressed in the
medium-term (5-10 years) and long-term (> 10 years). Clarify how the
chosen field of research contributes to increased growth. Briefly describe
the vision for the competence centre.
b. Describe the proposed competence centre in relation to the main
applicant's long-term research strategy and innovation environment.
c. Explain how other approved or proposed and related initiatives influence
the design and implementation of the competence centre.
d. Describe how a competence centre can supplement and strengthen
activities already ongoing.
e. Describe the centre's overall goals.
f. Describe the long-term potential for maintaining structures and networks
created within the competence centre.
3. Stakeholders
a. Describe which actors will be included in the competence centre and the
competences they bring.
b. List who you think are the key people in the competence centre (include
CVs for these individuals as annexes)
c. Describe how you feel that you have an optimum combination of
competences to achieve your vision for the competence centre.
4. The structure of the competence centre
a. Describe the environment’s geographical focus. If the centre consists of
multiple nodes, describe how you will achieve a sufficient critical mass
within the competence centre to achieve an optimal research and
innovation environment.
b. Describe how collaboration between the competence centre’s various
stakeholders will occur and how you feel that the various stakeholders can
complement each other to achieve a dynamic research and innovation
environment.
c. Describe the added value of collaboration between the stakeholders.
5. Implementation and outcomes
a. Briefly describe the timetable and milestones – what you want to achieve
by different points in time.
b. Describe the overall budget, the requested amount per year and the
supposed sources of other funding. Specify the investment each
participating party is making (divided into in-kind services and cash).