More news
- Digital visit by over 100 high school students 22 februari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 19 February 19 februari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 12 February 12 februari 2021
- “Courses in the humanities provided a great deal of insight” 09 februari 2021
- New Vice-Chancellor's decision for spring 2021 regarding COVID-19 05 februari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 5 February 05 februari 2021
- The Language Workshop will be offering Drop-in tutorials 05 februari 2021
- The Student Health Service is here for students! 03 februari 2021
- Student Health Service with an international focus 01 februari 2021
- Covid-19-report, 29 January 29 januari 2021
- This semester's workshops and lectures from the Library 25 januari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 22 January 22 januari 2021
- The Vice-Chancellor's decision regarding COVID-19 is extended 22 januari 2021
- Nominate for the Pedagogical Awards 2021 19 januari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 15 January 15 januari 2021
- “Sweden’s basement rock could become a future key source of sustainable energy” 15 januari 2021
- COVID-19-report, 8 January 08 januari 2021
- Apply for funding from Uppsala University's climate pot 2021 04 januari 2021
- Libraries closed to the public and stricter requirements to work and study at home 21 december 2020
- Further tightening of the general guidelines to reduce the spread of COVID-19 18 december 2020
Apply for funding from Uppsala University's climate pot 2021
4 January 2021
The Vice-Chancellor has earmarked SEK 2 million for a climate pot aimed at reinforcing and invigorating Uppsala University’s efforts to reduce its climate impact. Employees, students and organisational units at Uppsala University can apply for funding.
Projects and initiatives with the potential to make a tangible contribution to lowering the University’s climate impact can apply for grants of up to SEK 250,000. Initiatives with a strong focus on innovation/creativity are especially encouraged.
- Employees, students and organisational units at Uppsala University can apply for funding.
- Applications should contain a clear description of the project’s goals and implementation, expected results, plan for follow-up and dissemination of results, and budget.
- Applications must be signed by the head of department/equivalent at the applicant’s department/equivalent.
The applications will be assessed by a group consisting of the Environmental Director, the Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on Sustainable Development, a student representative and representatives of the three disciplinary domains.
Applications must be received between 1 January and 28 February 2021 and should be submitted electronically to Environmental Director Karolina Kjellberg, karolina.kjellberg@uadm.uu.se.
For full application instructions and assessment criteria, please see information below.
Instructions for applications for funding from Uppsala University’s climate pot 2021
Applications must contain:
- Description of the project’s goals
- Description of the project’s implementation
- Description of any planned continuation after the end of the project
- Plan for documentation, follow-up and evaluation, and dissemination of results
- Budget, with breakdown by different types of costs
- Signature of responsible head of department/equivalent at applicant’s department/equivalent
Applications must not exceed 5,000 characters including spaces.
The department/equivalent is expected to pay overheads for the project, i.e. costs for Uppsala University’s administrative and support services.
Approved funding must be used no later than 2022-06-30. Unused funds must be repaid, and not carried over to subsequent years.
Assessment criteria
- Project’s potential to lead to reduced climate impact
- Project’s innovative/creative contribution
- Project’s potential to engage both staff and students
- Project’s feasibility
The applications will be assessed by a working group consisting of the Environmental Director, the Adviser to the Vice-Chancellor on Sustainable Development, a student representative and one representative from each disciplinary domain. The Environmental Director will chair the working group. The Vice-Chancellor will determine which applications are approved, based on proposals from the working group.
Report after implementation
At the end of the project period, the applicant must submit a written account of the implementation of the project, including a report on the budget allocated. Failure to implement and report on the project may result in an obligation to repay the allocated funding.