A guide for applicants for programme funding
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It takes a substantial collaborative effort and considerable commitment - on the part of the entire applicant group - to create a programme with a Mistra vision of its own.The application process for programme funding from Mistra consists of several stages. It takes roughly a year - and sometimes even longer - to plan a Mistra programme. It is important to be well prepared for the task the programme is to undertake. That is essential to its success.
Below is a graphic description of the steps in the process for programme funding. Please click on each step for comprehensive planning or download the pdf guide for complete guidance. Paper copies of the Guide can be ordered from Mistra's Secretariat.
7. Decision on the full application
The Mistra Board decides at its meeting in June each year on all the full programme proposals that have been received. All proposals are considered on a competitive basis. On average, Mistra decides to invest in fewer than half of the full proposals submitted. Mistra´s Board is the board of trustees of a foundation, which gives it far-reaching powers within the terms of the Foundation´s Statutes. The Board has a responsibility to make funding decisions which ensure that Mistra´s overall investments in research meet the requirements of the Statutes. The Board assesses full applications in the light of all of the criteria for a Mistra programme. See the section on criteria above.The reports of the scientific peer review panel and the utility evaluator(s) provide a basis for the Board´s decision. The relevant applicant group is also entitled to examine these reports prior to the meeting of the Board. In addition, the Mistra Secretariat submits an opinion to the Board before it makes its decision. Furthermore, the chairperson of the interim programme board and the proposed programme manager are invited to attend the Board meeting to give a brief presentation and answer the Board´s questions before a decision is reached.
REVISION OR DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSAL BEFORE A FINAL DECISION IS TAKEN
Sometimes, a full application may need to undergo additional revision or development before the Mistra Board reaches its final decision. In such cases, applicants will be given the opportunity to submit a revised or developed proposal to a later meeting of the Board. The new proposal will be evaluated once again before the Board makes its decision. When only minor revisions of a proposal.
