The 2nd Joint Call of the ForestValue Research Programme will support basic and applied research and is focussed on solutions how forests and forest-based activities could best contribute to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
This joint transnational call will address the whole forest-based value chain and will produce knowledge to support the best possible use of forests and forest resources as well as to provide multiple benefits for society and the economy.
Research areas:
1. Sustainable and multifunctional use and management of forests, to maximize their contribution to all United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
2. Building with wood from various perspectives, and
3. Analysis of benefits, synergies and trade-offs in the use of forest biomass.
Funding can be applied for by international consortia consisting of at least three research teams from at least three countries participating in the call. The principal investigator of the Polish research ream must be at least a PhD holder and countries participating in the call include Finland, France, Ireland, Latvia, Germany, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden and Turkey.
The application procedure consists of two stages:
Source: ncn.gov.pl
Call Timeline:
Under the ForestValue call, funds can be applied for to cover salaries for members of the research team, salaries and scholarships for students and PhD students, purchase or manufacturing of research equipment and other costs crucial to the research project.
National Science Center:
Dr Małgorzata Zawiślak, malgorzata.zawislak@ncn.gov.pl
Alicja Dyląg, alicja.dylag@ncn.gov.pl, 532 086 494
International Cooperation Center:
tel. 81 537 54 58/54 98
e-mail: cwm@umcs.pl
