The Joint Programming initiative’s “More years, better lives (MYBL)” has opened its fifth call “Labour force shortages within the long-term care sector” in collaboration with the Research Council of Finland and other EU national funders. Deadline for applications is 14 May 2024.
This call aims to address how new forms of technological development and digitisation have the potential to be transformative and mitigate labour shortages within the long-term care sector, while also considering that solutions often start from a perspective of technology rather than from the user.
The call covers three interrelated aspects of the labour force shortages in the long-term care sector within the framework of demographic change, ageing and care of older people. Proposals must address all three research topics outlined below, paying particular attention to cross-cutting issues of gender, ethnicity and social inclusion:
- Working situation
- The role of AI
- Cross-national differences and similarities within different welfare systems.
Eligibility
Each proposal must involve a minimum of three eligible applicants from at least three different countries participating in the call. Each eligible applicant can only be involved in a maximum of two proposals and can only be listed as a coordinator on one proposal.
The leader of the Finnish sub-project must in addition to their doctorate have other significant scientific merits. Usually, they are a professor or docent-level researcher
Although proposals will be submitted jointly by research groups from several countries, individual research groups will be funded by their respective national/regional funding organisation. The applications are therefore subject to eligibility criteria of relevant national/regional funding organisations of the respective country/region.
Read the full eligibility criteria in the call text.
Funding
The Research Council of Finland is the national funder for Finnish participants. RCF funding is granted under the full cost model where Research Council’s funding can be up to 70 % of the total costs of a project. The duration of the projects can be up to three years.
Funding is primarily intended towards the salaries of researchers who work full-time on the project and for other project costs. The salary of the PI should be approximately max. 1.5 months a year.
RCF has decided to fund this call with approximately 700,000 euros. This amount is expected to cover funding for 2–3 projects.
Application
Deadline for proposals: 14th May at 16:00 CET . For more information read the “Guidelines for applicants” and “Proposal template” on the call website.
