As part of a long-term commitment by the Wallenberg Foundations, a new call for collaborative research has been announced by Data-Driven Life Science and WASP-HS. This initiative aims to stimulate collaborative research between data-driven life sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. The total budget is 8 million SEK and the individual grant amount is a maximum of 2 million SEK per year. The call is open now and closes on 4 November.
SciLife Lab’s Data-Driven Life Science and the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS) has opened a collaborative call to stimulate collaborative research between data-driven life sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities.
Aim of the Open Call
This funding call aims to support research exploring the human and social challenges of data-driven strategies in the life sciences. Researchers are encouraged to investigate the impacts and consequences of using artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, and data-driven methods in the fields of life sciences, medicine, and society.
Projects should be visionary, aiming to significantly impact both the life sciences and the humanities and/or social sciences. This impact could be scientific, industrial, or societal. The call also seeks to foster collaborations between researchers in the life sciences and those in the social sciences and humanities.
Total Research Funds
A total of 8 million SEK is allocated to the call which aims to fund two to four projects. Researchers can apply for funding for a two-year period with a maximum budget of 2 million SEK per year.
Who Can Apply?
This funding opportunity invites researchers from the life sciences, social sciences, and humanities to explore the human and social challenges of data-driven strategies. In the life sciences, research should focus on data-driven approaches in areas such as molecular biology, evolution and biodiversity, predictive medicine, epidemiology, or the biology of infection.
In the social sciences and humanities, eligible research areas include philosophy, sociology, anthropology, political science, law, history, linguistics, languages, creative arts, and theology. Researchers are encouraged to study ethical, legal, organizational, epistemic, economic, and cultural challenges, among other topics.
This call promotes collaboration between life sciences researchers and those in the social sciences and humanities. Projects should aim for significant impact, whether scientific, industrial, or societal, and contribute to a deeper understanding of the effects and consequences of AI, autonomous systems, and data-driven methodologies in life sciences, medicine, and society.
Find Collaboration Partners
On September 24-24, DDLS, WASP, and WASP-HS is arranging the joint conference “The Disruptive Role of Data and AI in the Life Sciences” which will focus on different aspects of research where collaboration over scientific domains is essential. The conference serves as a platform to find collaboration partners for this call and beyond.
In order to further facilitate matchmaking, a webpage has been set up for interested researchers describe their own research interest and find potential collaboration partners.
Apply for the Call
To read more and apply, see open call.
