Stärk kompetensen i Västsveriges näringsliv

Tillväxtverket Original Source
Award

Not specified

Deadline

Mar 03, 2026

Due in 1 day
Location

Sweden - Halland and Västra Götaland

Applicants

organization

About This Opportunity

This Regional Fund program aims to strengthen skills and competence development in Western Sweden's business sector. The call seeks projects that promote lifelong learning, skills development, and competence supply in small and medium-sized enterprises through collaboration between actors and organizations aligned with regional strategies for smart specialization. The goal is to help SMEs become more sustainable, innovative, and competitive within the prioritized areas of smart specialization in Western Sweden. Projects should address strategic competence supply needs, build structures for skills development, and leverage social sustainability as a driver for sustainable development. All initiatives must relate to one or more of Western Sweden's smart specialization areas including intelligent and sustainable industry, life science and information-driven healthcare, sustainable materials and energy systems, future transport and mobility, creative business and production development, and food tech and maritime development.

Duration Up to 41 mo
Decision Decision by June 2026

Who Can Apply

Region
Sweden - Halland and Västra Götaland
Residency
Sweden
Project in
Sweden
Applicants
organization
Organizations
academic, nonprofit, government
Priority for
women_in_stem

Application Details

Matching funds

Stages

  1. 1 single_stage

Required documents

research_proposal budget

Review process

Two-stage assessment: first stage checks basic requirements and mandatory selection criteria; second stage evaluates project quality based on four quality criteria.

Additional benefits

  • networking
  • mentorship

Restrictions

  • reporting_requirements
  • no_concurrent_funding

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder