Research grant applications to VR − principles, procedures and kSEK G. Ingelman: VR grant applications1 Informal information & discussion seminar Physics & Astronomy, UU Gunnar Ingelman, chairman grant committee NT-MN Per Nordblad, chairman grant committee NT-NO Welcoming information/news from faculty … recruitment committee, Hans Siegbahn research secretaries Sofia Wretblad, Ylva Bäcklund, Ulrika Huss-Melin

VR = VetenskapsRådet = Swedish Research Council G. Ingelman: VR grant applications2 NT = Natural science & Technology Budget  1 GSEK Budget  4.2 GSEK

VR support categories G. Ingelman: VR grant applications3 Support categories MSEK # positions & stipends Young researchers Senior researchers

VR support to fields & universities G. Ingelman: VR grant applications4

NT-rådet = Scientific Council for Natural and Engineering Sciences G. Ingelman: VR grant applications5 9 members, active researchers chosen by the research community for 3-year period (+ possible 3-year extension). Chairman: Svante Björk (geology, Lund) Bengt Andersson (chemical reaction technology, Chalmers) Olle Eriksson (theoretical magnetism, Uppsala) Olle Häggström (mathematical statistics, Chalmers) Ellen Moons (material physics, Karlstad) Elisabeth Rachlew (fusion/plasma physics, KTH) Anders Rantzer (automatic control (reglerteknik), Lund) Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede (biological chemistry, Umeå) Susanne Åkesson (zoological ecology, Lund) Secretary general: Sven Stafström (computational physics, Linköping)

19 evaluation panels (~250 researchers) … G. Ingelman: VR grant applications6 … assess and prioritise research applications + observers from the Council that supervise evaluation work NT-L Semiconductor Physics, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Photonics Semiconductor Physics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Photonics, Electrophysics, Electrical Measurement and Instrumentation, Electric Power Technology NT-MN Subatomic Physics, Astrophysics, Space Physics and Fusion Astroparticle Physics, Astrophysics, Elementary particle physics, Fusion, Mathematical physics, Nuclear physics, Radiation physics, Relativity theory and cosmology, Space physics NT-NO Atomic and Molecular Physics and Condensed Matter Physics Atomic physics, Chemical physics, Cluster physics, Condensed matter physics, Magnetics, Molecular physics, Nanoscience, Optics, Plasma physics, Quantum information, Quantum liquids and quantum materials, Statistical physics, Structural and vibrational physics, Superconduction NT-P Engineering Physics Chemical Physics, Magnetism, Super-conduction, Electronic Structure, Structural and Vibration Physics, Low-temperature Physics, Macromolecular Physics, Mesoscopic Physics, Optics, Computational Physics, Statistical Physics, Non-linear Dynamics, Chaos, Biological Physics NT-Q Materials Science Material Chemistry, Polymeric Materials, Ceramics, Glass, Metallic Materials, Surface and Colloid Physics, Metallurgical Process and Production Technology, Material Structure, Material Production and Processing, Heat Treatment, Surface Coating, Corrosion, Material Characterisation, Design of Materials, Properties of Materials, Atomic Computations, Thermodynamics, Diffusion, Phase Transformations, Physical and Mechanical Metallography

NT-MN G. Ingelman: VR grant applications7 Evaluation panel with 14 members to cover theory & experiments in nuclear & particle physics, astroparticle physics, astrophysics, mathematical physics, relativity, cosmology + space physics & fusion (since 2009) Task:check/grade  120 applications: 70 projects, 26 research assistant, 18 equipment/operation/planning Each application reviewed by 3 members  up to 35 applications/member (no external experts)

NT-MN project applications: grades & priorities G. Ingelman: VR grant applications8 5=outstanding/world leading 4=excellent/national leading 3=very good, 2=good,1=insufficient 5=highest, 4=high 3=medium, 2=low, 1=rejected Competence of applicant Quality of project Feasibility of project For young researchers, more based on potential !!

NT-MN project applications: budget allocation 2010 G. Ingelman: VR grant applications9 New boundary conditions: grant  300 kSEK (135 last year)  grant   700 kSEK (15% increase) 11.6 MSEK available for NT-MN  Maximum 17 grants possible !! max min 19/70  27% success rate

Reference group 3 G. Ingelman: VR grant applications10 combines the 5 panels NT-L + NT-MN + NT-NO + NT-P + NT-Q represented by their chairpersons, also NT-board members 2010: 6.9 MSEK for projects (reshuffling/competition)  grant   690 kSEK  10 grants  2 grants/group 8.7 MSEK for 5-6 research assistant positions  1 position/group + 1 extra to applicant within NT-MN 6 positions for 74 applications  success rate 8%

NT-MN: time evolution of budget & grants G. Ingelman: VR grant applications11 YearGroupBudgetExtraLHCKSum# grants  grant  kSEK # foass 1997 NFR EP+N ~ NFR EP+N ~ NT-M = or NT-M = NT-M = or NT-MN = NT-MN =23680 (600) 2 budget  constant increased scope & overhead required  grant  increase Note:  fewer grants !!

NT 2010 G. Ingelman: VR grant applications12 26% 23% 8% 10% (  2-3%)

VR grants to UU G. Ingelman: VR grant applications13 YearTotal amount# grants  grant  MSEK95560 kSEK MSEK kSEK IFA bokslut 2010 PrestationIntäkter MSEK 110 Grundutbildning Uppdragsutbildning Forskning/FU Bidragsforskning Uppdragsforskning5.8 Totalt260  59% from VR

News for VR applications 2011 G. Ingelman: VR grant applications14 Project grants: more flexible; contain all kinds of project related costs, e.g. salary for applicant grant duration max 5 years (previously usually 3 years) mean grant  800 kSEK (since 2010) New employment rules  VR cannot hire  no VR-research-ass/researcher Keep at least same support to young researchers   1/3 of yearly total grants for projects and postdocs within each evaluation panel to be distributed among young researchers Postdoc (as before) Project grant for young researcher, new form of support PhD exam max 7 years earlier, i.e. 2004— (modulo parental leave etc) max 75% salary for applicant

Conclusions G. Ingelman: VR grant applications15 … ? Discussion … !!!