CFAs: Impact Innovation Mobility Grant for Net-Zero Industry (Sweden)

Deadline: 12-Oct-26

The Impact Innovation Personal Mobility for Skills Exchange and Collaboration for Net-Zero Industry grant supports temporary placements that enable researchers and professionals to exchange skills, knowledge, and expertise across organisations. The programme provides up to SEK 500,000 for eligible costs associated with placements lasting 6 to 12 months, helping Sweden’s manufacturing sector accelerate its transition toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. What Is the Impact Innovation Personal Mobility Grant? The Impact Innovation Personal Mobility programme supports skills exchange, professional mobility, research collaboration, and knowledge transfer within Sweden’s manufacturing sector. The programme enables individuals to work in another organisation for 6 to 12 months. The placement is intended to create new professional relationships, transfer specialised knowledge, and develop capabilities that can contribute to the manufacturing industry’s transition toward net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The opportunity forms part of the broader Impact Innovation initiative, which focuses on strengthening Swedish innovation and supporting the transformation of industry. Who Leads the Impact Innovation Initiative? The broader Impact Innovation initiative is led by three Swedish innovation and research funding organisations: Together, these organisations support initiatives that encourage research, innovation, collaboration, and industrial transformation. What Does the Grant Aim to Achieve? The Personal Mobility programme is designed to address the need for new skills and stronger collaboration as manufacturing companies move toward climate-neutral production. Support the development of net-zero industrial solutions. Build long-term partnerships between participating organisations. What Is Skills Exchange and Personal Mobility? Skills exchange means transferring knowledge, expertise, methods, and experience between professionals and organisations. Under this programme, personal mobility provides a practical mechanism for that exchange. Instead of supporting only a conventional research project, the programme allows an experienced individual to spend an extended period working within another organisation. The placement can expose the participant to: New technologies. Different research environments. Industrial processes. Alternative working methods. New professional networks. Innovation and development practices. New approaches to industrial decarbonisation. The knowledge gained can subsequently benefit both the participant and the organisations involved. How Long Can the Placement Last? The supported mobility period must be between 6 and 12 months. This relatively long placement period is intended to provide enough time for meaningful knowledge transfer, collaboration, professional development, and development of new relationships. How Much Funding Is Available? Applicants can receive up to SEK 500,000. The funding can support eligible costs associated with the mobility placement.

Potential eligible costs include:

Salary costs. Travel expenses. Living expenses. Other direct costs. Eligible indirect costs. The proposed budget should be directly connected to the planned mobility and its objectives. Who Is Eligible? The programme is open to a range of organisations that can support skills exchange and mobility activities.

Eligible applicant organisations include:

Universities. University colleges. Research institutes. Associations. Private organisations. Public organisations. The participating individual must also meet the programme’s professional experience requirement. Individual Eligibility Requirements The individual participating in the placement must have either: A doctoral degree, or At least two years of experience in research and/or advanced development work. This requirement ensures that the mobility opportunity is targeted toward individuals with sufficient research, technical, or advanced development experience to contribute meaningfully to the host organisation. What Types of Organisations Can Benefit? The programme can be particularly relevant to organisations involved in: The strongest mobility projects should demonstrate a clear connection between the participant’s expertise and the manufacturing sector’s transition toward net zero. How the Grant Works The programme follows a mobility-based collaboration model.

Step 1: Identify the Skills or Knowledge Gap

The applicant should first identify a specific expertise, technology, research capability, or development skill that would benefit from exchange.

Step 2: Identify a Suitable Host Organisation

The participant works in another organisation where the required expertise, facilities, technologies, or working environment can be accessed. The host arrangement should create meaningful opportunities for two-way knowledge exchange.

Step 3: Define the Mobility Project

The applicant should establish:

The purpose of the placement. The participant’s responsibilities. The expected duration. The skills to be exchanged. The organisations involved. Expected outcomes. How the placement contributes to net-zero manufacturing.

Step 4: Develop the Budget

Prepare a realistic budget covering eligible mobility-related expenses such as salary, travel, living costs, and other allowable direct and indirect costs. The total grant request should not exceed SEK 500,000.

Step 5: Demonstrate Expected Impact

The proposal should explain how the placement will generate benefits beyond the individual participant.

Potential outcomes may include:

New industrial collaborations. Knowledge transfer. New research partnerships. Improved technical capabilities. Development of innovative processes. New climate solutions. Stronger industry-academia relationships. What Should a Strong Proposal Demonstrate? A competitive application should establish a clear connection between mobility, skills exchange, and industrial decarbonisation. Applicants should explai