Mistra invests in strong research teams that, in cooperation with users, help to solve key environmental problems. This support amounts to some SEK 200 million a year. Mistra invests in about 20 major research programmes. Most of them run for six to eight years each and a few last even longer.Mistra also funds the ProEnviro research programme in cooperation with the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF). The programme assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that, in cooperation with higher education institutions or research institutes, focus on environmentally sound product development and strengthened competitiveness.
For seven years, besides the major programmes, Mistra has invested in a number of Idea Support projects in which boldness, originality and creativity are keynotes.
Mistra’s overall objective is to ensure that companies, administrative departments and voluntary organisations make practical use of research at a high scientific level. In this way, Mistra’s investments can help to solve environmental problems.
Applying for programme support
A programme is initiated when Mistra issues a call for funding applications in an area of particularly high priority.
Planning a Mistra programme takes about a year. The programmes are planned in a dialogue between researchers and planned users. Planning grants are available for developing complete applications.
