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

14 April 2025

New evaluation of Swedish basic medical research shows both strengths and development areas

News

2 April 2025

New grant for recruiting researchers active outside Europe

Activity

7 May 2025

JPIAMR Final Conference 2025

Activity

2 September 2025

Information meeting about grants within Artistic Research

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Publications

Report

Quality and impact of research in basic medicine in Sweden

The Swedish Research Council has conducted a national evaluation of the research field bas...

Report

The Swedish Research Council's recommendations for research data: FAIR and open access

The Swedish Research Council's recommendations describe the initiatives needed to achieve ...

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