Research for a wiser world

The Swedish Research Council is Sweden’s largest governmental research funding body and supports research of the highest quality in all scientific fields. We advise the Government on research policy and work to ensure that research benefit society.

Calls and decisions

See statistics on applications and decisions 2024

Last year, we prepared 5 898 applications for research funding. Of these, 861 were granted funding, amounting to approximately 4.5 billion SEK.

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News

17 March 2025

Swedish List discontinued

News

13 March 2025

Help influence the range of instruments at ESS

Activity

1 April 2025

Presentation of final report from the EU initiative Mutual Learning Exercise on public engagement

Activity

2 April 2025

Responsible internationalisation – a whole-of-government approach for research security

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Publications

Report

Bottlenecks that delay the benefits of large-scale research infrastructur

ESS and MAX IV are important nodes for research and innovation and strengthen Sweden as a ...

Report

Development research at the Swedish Research Council 2013–2023

The Swedish Research Council was mandated to fund development research in 2013, a mandate ...

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