National research programme within migration and integration

The Swedish Research Council is responsible for a ten-year national research programme within migration and integration. The programme shall contribute to meeting major societal challenges within the area, and to create powerful synergies between different actors.

Actors participating in the programme

The programme has a programme committee, a reference group, a knowledge committee, and a coordinator for knowledge exchange.

The programme committee consists of the research funding bodies Forte, Formas and Vinnova and functions as an advisory body for discussing strategic issues relating to funding. The reference group consists of researchers in different subject areas, such as humanities, social sciences, and medicine and health.

The knowledge committee discusses spreading of and dialogue about research results. It consists of representatives from Arbetsförmedlingen (The Swedish Public Employment Service), Delmi, The Equality Ombudsman (DO), Försäkringskassan (The Swedish Social Insurance Agency), The Swedish Migration Agency, Sida, The National Agency for Education, The Swedish Red Cross, SKR (The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions) and FoU Nordost. The researcher appointed as coordinator is responsible for the knowledge exchange between the researchers in the programme.


Programme goals

  • illuminate all aspects of migration, migrants and integration
  • increase knowledge about the prerequisites for creating inclusive societies
  • cover research into both short-term and long-term causes and consequences of migration, such as economic, demographic and social aspects
  • contribute to links between research and higher education
  • contribute to gender equality
  • contribute to increasing the impact of research results in society in the form of development, knowledge accumulation, evidence-based policies and administration.

Calls within the program

The links below lead to upcoming and current calls as well as to the decisions made in previous calls.

Call
10 November 2022
Project grant for research into migration and integration
The purpose of the project grant is to give researchers the freedom to formulate by themselves the research concept, method and implementation, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into migration and integration.
Grant decision
22 June 2023
Project grant for research into migration and integration 2023
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded project grant for research into migration and integration...
Grant decision
6 December 2022
Grant for research communication in migration and integration
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the application to be awarded grant for research communication in migration and integration...
Grant decision
6 December 2022
Doctoral programme grant within migration and integration
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the application to be awarded Doctoral programme grant within migration and integration 2022...
Grant decision
5 November 2018
Research environment grant within migration and integration
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded research environment grant within migration and integration...

Strategic research agenda leads the way

A strategic research agenda focuses on knowledge needs and identifies what activities are needed to fulfil the purpose of the national research programme – to strengthen research within the area of migration and integration and promote the spread of research results.

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The Migration Studies Delegation, Delmi, spreads knowledge about migration issues and their impact on society. Delmi’s website has links to of relevant organisations and public authorities, in both Sweden and other countries.

On the Delmi website you find links to stakeholders, policy briefs and upcoming seminars. External link.

Migration Research Hub is a website for migration research created by CrossMigration, an EU-funded project led by the European research network IMISCOE.

On the site you can search for research, results, taxonomy and experts. External link.

Contact

National research programme

migrationintegration@vr.se

+46 8 546 44 001

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