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The Swedish Research Council is a government agency within the Ministry of Education. Most of our mandates are given in our directive and our appropriation document.

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The existence of the Swedish Research Council is prescribed by legislation.

Swedish Research Council Act (2000:662) (in Swedish) External link.

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Each authority has its own Instruction. The Instruction is a statutory instrument issued by the Government. The Swedish Research Council's Instruction states how we should be organised and what we should work with, for example.

Ordinance (2009:975) with Instructions for the Swedish Research Council (in Swedish) External link.

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The Government controls public authorities through annual appropriation documents. The appropriation document states how much money we have at our disposal, how the money shall be allocated between our various activities, and details of the assignments that we shall implement, for example.

Appropriation document for the financial year 2025 concerning the Swedish Research Council (in Swedish) External link.

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