News, 2011-03-04

General Call for 2011 — Swedish Research Council Now Accepting Applications

The Swedish Research Council website (vr.se) has published the annual general call for grant applications in all scientific areas. If you are just beginning your research career in natural and engineering sciences (NT), or in medicine and health (MH), this year´s call includes a Project Research Grant specifically for you. The regular Project Research Grants have become more flexible than in the past. A new rule affecting this year´s call is that we will not process your application if you have failed to submit final financial reports, or failed to comply with good scientific practice.

New grant for junior researchers (MH and NT)


A new type of grant is the Project Grant Junior Researchers. Applicants may apply in the areas of medicine and health (MH) and natural and engineering sciences (NT). This grant has been established to support those beginning a career in research. You are eligible to apply if you received your doctorate no more than 7 years ago, i.e. 1 January 2004 or later. If you are applying for a Project Grant Junior Researchers you may not apply concurrently for the regular Project Research Grant. Likewise, you may not hold an ongoing project research grant.

Read more about the background of the Project Grant Junior Researchers
Read more about the Project Grant Junior Researchers in FAQ

More flexibility in Project Research Grants


Project Research Grants have become more flexible and cover all types of project-related costs, e.g. the applicant´s salary (previously excluded in MH).

Project Research Grants are also available in six special areas, a new area this year is pharmaceutical science:
Linking the Molecules of life (apply to HS, KFoU, MH, NT, U)
Globalisation of society (apply to HS, KFoU, MH, NT, U)
Psychiatric research (apply to MH)
Health care sciences (apply to MH)
Energy-oriented basic research (apply to NT)
Pharmaceutical science (apply to MH)

Applications not awarded grants in these special areas compete in the usual manner for Project Research Grants.

Project Grants Gender Research


Project Research Grants in gender research are available in all subject areas and have three different orientations: long-term grants for development of theory and concepts; gender research on sustainable development; and gender research on new media.

Final report missing


If you are applying for a grant from the Swedish Research Council, but have not submitted a final financial report for a grant you held previously, your new application will not be processed. On 19 April 2011 we will check to confirm that project leaders have submitted a final financial report. If a final financial report is missing, the grant application will be rejected. Please note: this applies to final reports registered on, or before, 31 March 2011.
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Misconduct in research


Please note that we cannot consider your application if a previous inquiry by a special expert panel of the Swedish Research Council, or by the Central Ethics Committee, has found you in violation of good scientific practice.
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Data Publication Plan


Your grant application must include a data publication plan if a major component of the project involves collecting data on climate and environmental research.
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Indirect costs


Indirect costs, e.g. costs for facilities and libraries, must be included in the applicant´s budget for Project Research Grants. Applicants need not specify the direct and indirect costs.
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Open access


Researchers financed by the Swedish Research Council must publish with open access, which means that anyone using the Internet can freely read and download the research results.
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Closing dates for applications in 2011:

  • Humanities and Social Sciences: 30 March
  • Artistic Research & Development: 30 March
  • Medicine and Health: 6 April
  • Natural and Engineering Sciences: 13 April
  • Educational Sciences: 19 April
  • Research Infrastructures: 19 April

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