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# NeIC application to VR

Call: https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/calls/2022-10-25-grant-for-research-infrastructure-of-national-interest.html
Deadline for CR input to NeIC: Jan 26
The description regarding the CodeRefinery project should be 1 A4 page max, Arial 11, 2.5 cm margins.
"Planned operation" refers to the project.

## Scientific description by project managers
(instructions from NeIC/VR on what the proposal should include)

The scientific description shall be based on the specific field or the research infrastructure the grant application relates to, and include the following headings and information, listed in the following order:
1. Scientific justification of the infrastructure/overview of the scientific field
1.1 Describe the scientifically prominent research that is enabled through the planned operation (under the appendix “Description of the infrastructure and its operation” this shall also be linked to the infrastructure’s modules). References shall be stated in the appendix “Key references”.
1.2 Describe how the planned operation addresses specific scientific and societal challenges, and what positive effects are expected (linked to the Swedish Research Council’s description of the area/infrastructure).
1.3 Describe the long-term impact of the planned operation on the scientific area.
1.3.1 Describe the relationship to any other existing national and/or international infrastructure within the area.
1.3.2 Describe Swedish researchers’ need for the infrastructure.
1.3.3 Describe the added value of the planned operation being organised as an infrastructure of national interest.
1.4 Describe the expected user groups, based on location (HEI, public sector, business sector) and research fields.
1.5 Describe how the planned operation contributes in the long term to national competence accumulation.
1.6 In the event Swedish researchers are to contribute scientifically to the build-up, upgrading and/or operation of the infrastructure, in kind or similar, for example, please state references that confirm the researchers’ scientific merits (CV with a selection of scientific publications, maximum 20). These shall be stated in the appendix “Key references”, see below.
2. Societal relevance and innovation
Describe how the planned operation contributes to society as a whole, that is its benefits outside academic research, which may include areas such as the Swedish innovation system, the economic effect, and how the infrastructure contributes to achieving the UN’s global sustainability goals.
2.1 Describe the types of activities in organisations outside academia, such as business or the public sector, that may benefit from the infrastructure and/or the results that arise from its development or use.
2.2 Describe how the infrastructure contributes to promoting Swedish and/or international innovation and societal benefit, and how it can contribute to achieving other societal goals today and in the future. As applicable, provide examples with key references and any patents (list these in the appendix “Key references”).
2.3 When applying for a grant for Swedish participation in an international infrastructure, describe the way in which this could be of benefit to Swedish business that can contribute to the building up or operation of the infrastructure.

## The DRAFT

See https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PqLbpXv8S8wruz-tstelxFuiKKOfMtuL8FQLzV_JDP8/