{"id":2769,"date":"2026-04-05T08:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/utlysning\/impact-innovation-financial-support-for-swedish-experts-participating-in-the-revision-of-who-drinking-water-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:06:24","slug":"impact-innovation-financial-support-for-swedish-experts-participating-in-the-revision-of-who-drinking-water-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"call","link":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/utlysning\/impact-innovation-financial-support-for-swedish-experts-participating-in-the-revision-of-who-drinking-water-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Innovation: Financial support for Swedish experts participating in the revision of WHO drinking water guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"svid12_1aacd45d19d24d7ca82574f3\" class=\"sv-text-portlet sv-use-margins\">\n<div class=\"sv-text-portlet-content\">\n<p class=\"font-description\"><strong>Water Wise Societies announces financial support for Swedish researchers who produce scientific data for the WHO&#8217;s fifth edition of Guidelines for drinking-water quality. The call is for synthesis and analysis of the state of knowledge on the occurrence of chemical substances and microbiological hazards in drinking water and raw water, as well as data that supports WHO&#8217;s work on analytical methods and risk-based guidelines. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"svid12_1aacd45d19d24d7ca82574f4\" class=\"sv-text-portlet sv-use-margins\">\n<div class=\"sv-text-portlet-content\">\n<p class=\"font-normal\">The initiative is carried out within Water Wise Societies, which is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/impactinnovation.se\/\">Impact Innovation<\/a>, a joint initiative of Energimyndigheten, Formas and Vinnova.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal\">Water Wise Societies invites applications for funding to provide scientific input to the WHO&#8217;s work on the fifth edition of the Guidelines for drinking-water quality. The aim is to strengthen the international knowledge base on how good drinking-water quality is defined and translated into guidelines, risk management and regulation. The initiative drives a transition linked to the mission &#8220;Ensuring good drinking-water quality&#8221; and addresses the global problem of access to safe water.<\/p>\n<h3>What can you apply for?<\/h3>\n<p>Support for the development of scientific evidence for the fifth edition of the WHO <em>Guidelines for drinking-water quality, <\/em>in chemistry or microbiology.<\/p>\n<h3>Who can apply?<\/h3>\n<p>The call is open to researchers at Swedish universities, research institutes or regulatory authorities, with documented expertise in chemical or microbiological drinking water quality.<\/p>\n<h3>How much can you apply for?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-normal\">You can apply for projects of a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months, with the work effort expected to be most intensive during 6 months in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal\">A total of SEK 2 500 000 is available for two projects, i.e. SEK 1 250 000.<\/p>\n<h3>Important dates<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Deadline for applications:<\/strong> 2026-04-30 at 14:00<br \/>\n<strong>Decision date:<\/strong> 2026-06-16 (tentative)<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/formas.se\/soka-finansiering\/alla-utlysningar\/utlysningar\/2026-03-31-impact-innovation-ekonomiskt-stod-till-svenska-experter-som-deltar-i-revidering-av-riktlinjer-for-dricksvatten-hos-varldshalsoorganisationen-who.html\">Read more about the call and apply here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","call_category":[],"class_list":["post-2769","call","type-call","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/call\/2769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/call"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/call"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"call_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waterwisesocieties.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/call_category?post=2769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}