Call for applications: A Global Call for Science Missions for Sustainability

Before submitting your application, please refer to the call document to gain insights into the missions, their scope, the application and selection processes, timeframe, and financial information. We recommend downloading the expression of interest template in either Word document or as PDF format to prepare for the online submission process. We also encourage you to join our online events on 25 and 26 April to find out more on the application process.

1. Title and scope of your Pilot Science Mission for Sustainability

Title of your Pilot Science Mission for Sustainability *

Please indicate the geographical scope and location of your Pilot Science Mission for Sustainability. *

2. Lead applicant

Contact details

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer not to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization that you represent *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Type of stakeholder that the lead applicant represents *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

3. Consortium Partners

Do you have (a) consortium partner(s)? *

• Yes
• No

Consortium partner 1

Consortium partner (1)

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer no to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Select the type of stakeholder the consortium partner represents (1) *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

Would you like to add an additional consortium partner (2)? *

• Yes
• No

Consortium partner 2

Contact details consortium partner (2)

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer not to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Select the type of stakeholder the consortium partner represents (2) *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

Would you like to add an additional consortium partner (3)? *

• Yes
• No

Consortium partner 3

Contact details consortium partner (3)

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer not to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization * *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Select the type of stakeholder the consortium partner represents (3) *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

Would you like to add an additional consortium partner (4)? *

• Yes
• No

Consortium partner 4

Contact details consortium partner (4)

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer not to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Select the type of stakeholder the consortium partner represents (4) *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

Would you like to add an additional consortium partner (5)? *

• Yes
• No

Consortium partner 5

Contact details consortium partner (5)

First name *

Last name *

Nationality *

Position *

Email *

Gender *

• Female
• Male
• Non-binary
• Prefer not to say

Organization *

Country where the organization is based *

Please provide a brief description of the organization * *

Area of expertise of the organization (please provide up to five keywords) *

Phone number (please include country code)

Select the type of stakeholder the consortium partner represents (5) *Please selectSciencePolicyCommunitiesAuthoritiesCivil SocietyPrivate sectorOther

Other – please specify the stakeholder type *

Please list any additional partners (name of the organizations and links to their websites) here: *

4. About your Pilot Science Mission for Sustainability

Describe the complex sustainability challenge that the Pilot Mission will seek to address, and explain its relevance to the country, group of countries or region targeted by the Pilot. *

Does this challenge lie at the intersection of multiple societal sectors or SDGs? *

• Yes
• No

If yes, what are these sectors and SDGs? *

At this early stage, outline the vision for impact that the Pilot Science Mission will seek to achieve and how progress will be assessed. *

Does this challenge have relevance to other parts of the world? *

• Yes
• No

5. Capabilities and Expertise

Indicate which capabilities and expertise the consortium has access to *

• Transdisciplinary expertise in undertaking multi-stakeholder engagement processes
• Links to scientific communities across various disciplines
• Connections to policy actors and policy processes
• Computational infrastructure and capacity to conduct complex systems analysis necessary to evaluate nexus challenges and solutions
• Expertise in developing theories of change
• Capacity to obtain, analyse, curate and archive data
• Facilities for stakeholder engagement

Describe the consortium’s capability to co-design and potentially implement the Pilot Science Mission. Please also provide examples for the capabilities/expertise you selected above. *

Explain how the consortium plans to undertake a stakeholder engagement process and list key stakeholders that will be engaged. *

The goal is to mobilize up to 250,000 USD per Pilot Science Mission for the co-design phase. While co-funding is not a prerequisite, the consortium should indicate whether it would be able to co-fund the co-design phase. *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please indicate the scale of co-funding that the consortium could bring: *

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 100%
• Other

If other, please explain *

Indicate any support/contribution from partner(s) of consortium from which the Pilot would benefit: *

• In-kind salary support
• Administrative support
• Research and data infrastructure
• Provision of facilities for research activities/meetings of partners
• Communications support
• Other

If other, please explain *

Additional information on the Pilot Science Mission

Data protection: Please see below the link on the ISC the privacy policy data protection. Respondents should be aware that the ISC will hold the information submitted for the duration of the initiative . *

• The respondent agrees with the data collection.

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