Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), Funding Programmes

Country:
Sweden

Sub-programme of a wider initiative or programme:

Project grants, Postdoc grants, Dedicated Programme grants, Centre of Excellence

Official identification number or abbreviation:

Duration:

Project grants 3-4 year, Postdoc grants 2 years, Programme grants 3-5 years, Centre of Excellence 10 years

Funding budget:

40 M Euro per year (total budget).

Homepage:
www.fas.se

Funding body / financing organisation:

FAS

Challenges and objectives:

FAS promotes research in matters relating to working life, public health and the understanding of social conditions and processes.

Thematic areas / main focuses:

Chemical and physical hazards at work, Stress, work and health, Work organisation, Labour market issues, Public health, International migration and ethnic relations, Social policy and social insurance, Social welfare, Family and children, The elderly, Disability, Drug abuse

Related to Working Group(s):
Health & Performance, Work & Productivity, Education & Learning, Social Systems & Welfare, Housing, Urban-Rural Development & Mobility

Foreseen results and outcomes:

The main goal of this action is to ensure that societally relevant and the most scientifically excellent research is funded within its areas covered.

Setting and methods:

Basic and applied sciences

Disciplines and institutions addressed:

Medicine, Social sciences, Humanities, Natural sciences

Funding scheme and procedure:

Se above

Key topics for inclusion of foreign partners:

Remarks:

Thematic issues: Since aging starts at birth, if not earlier, it is essential to include the entire developmental perspective in the different research questions. This is evident for Health and Performance, Social Systems and Welfare, Work and Productivity, Education and Learning, Housing, Urban-Rural Development & Mobility. Healthy aging is related to the conditions in early life; resources of the family and living conditions in general, including, housing, quality and availability of health care, the welfare systems and of course education. Therefore it seems motivated to have a life-span perspective in the sense that aging is understood as to a great extent dependent on early life conditions and experiences. Legal issues: Sweden has for the time being legal restrictions to participate in true common pot mechanisms. Our Ministry for Research and Education is working with the issue, and our participation is dependent of this crucial questions to be solved. In Sweden we have four main research funding organisations, that, in the future might participate in Joint programming initiatives within their areas of responsibility. It is the three Research Councils, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS), the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agriculture Sciences and Spatial planning (Formas), the Swedish Research Council (VR) and Vinnova (the Swedish Agency for Innovation systems).

Organisation:
FAS

Department:

First Name:
Erland

Surname:
Hjelmquist

Title:
Professor

Function:
Secretary General

Address:
PO Box 2220, SE 10315 Stockholm, Sweden

Phone:
+46 8 775 4071

Fax:

E-Mail:
erland.hjelmquist@fas.se

Web:
www.fas.se