The Aalto Platforms deliver internal Joint Strategic Funding for supporting multidisciplinary, cross-School collaboration and international collaboration. The call is opened twice a year, in the spring and in the autumn.
In spring 2018, Aalto seed funding (TOT 330K€) was available for three different kinds of funding instruments:
A) funding for major external funding project preparation,
B) funding for Aalto in-house mobility,
C) funding for new multidisciplinary openings.
In this round following experience -related projects were funded:
Beyond Contribution – Comparing experiences and learning from Citizen Science participation (Category A, Aalto BIZ & ARTS collaboration, PI Prof. Virpi Tuunainen, School of Business)
Mixed Reality Collaborative Design Environments (Category C, Aalto ARTS & SCI collaboration, PI Prof. Pia Fricker, School of Arts, Design and Architecture)
eFilm: Hyperfilms for basic and clinical research (Category C, Aalto SCI & ARTS collaboration, PI Prof. Mikko Sams, School of Science)