Did you submit in 2025, receive a Seal of Excellence, and plan to resubmit in 2026? Is your research in green technologies?

One way to strengthen your proposal is to consider more about the digital transition of your green technology. The green and digital transition (also called the twin transition) are inseparable. Green technology has limited value without digital. Your proposal becomes more credible and competitive when you can show how digital fits. For example, there are coming requirements such as digital product passports and European data spaces — both necessary for green technology to reach the market.

This aspect can be included in your proposal. It strengthens your proposal by connecting digital transition with the green technology.

How to strengthen your profile before you submit:

Develop an initial research description of digital transition in your field over 3 months. As a Guest Researcher at ICM Research Institute (online mode) you will build this description, present your model in August at a focussed workshop, and receive a certificate: Digital Transition in [research topic], Presented at the 2026 Workshop on Digital Transition for Green Technologies, August 2026, ICM Research Institute, Alminica AB, Sweden. Both the Guest Researcher affiliation and the workshop presentation are citable merits, and useful for the September submission.

Timeline: Kick-off early May, mid-term sharing and feedback (mid June, work-in-progress versions are shared between group members who reflect on each others digital transition approaches), all participants present in August workshop and receive peer feedback. Presentation is 10 minutes and peer feedback is 10 minutes. Presentation is mandatory for certificate.
Fill in application form and send to email address in the form.