Project research grant
- Research project grant (ES)
- Research project grant (HS)
- Research project grant (MH)
- Research project grant (NE)
- Research project grant – Culture and cultural heritage research (HS)
- Research project grant – Conditions for growth (HS)
- Research project grant – Research on racism (HS)
- Research project grant – Development of methods for replacement, reduction and refinement of animal experiments (3R) (MH)
- Research project grant – Energy-oriented basic research (NE)
- Research project grant artistic research (AR)
- Research project grant in Development research (DR)
- Research project grant: Sustainability and resilience – Tackling climate and environmental changes (DR)
- Proof of concept (MH NE)
Career support
- Grant for half-time position in clinical research environment (MH)
- Starting grant (MH)
- Starting grant (NE)
- International postdoc grant (spring and autumn calls for proposals) (HS AR MH NE ES)
- Consolidator grant (HS MH NE ES)
Research environment and research collaboration funding
- Research environment grant (NE)
- Environmental research grant – Clinical therapy research (CTR)
- Doctoral programme grant in bioinformatics (MH)
- Conference grant (spring and autumn calls for proposals) (HS AR MH NE ES)
- Research network grant for international collaboration – Swedish research links (DR)
- Kerstin Hesselgren visiting professorship (HS)
- Olof Palme visiting professorship (HS)
- Tage Erlander visiting professorship (NE)
Abbreviations of areas
AR = Artistic research
ES = Educational sciences
HS = Humanities and social sciences
CTR = Clinical therapy research
NE = Natural and engineering sciences
MH = Medicine and health
DR = Development research
Free research
The bulk of the funding – just over 3.3 billion – is going to grants that are not restricted to a specific field. The remaining funding – around 294 million – is being used for grants with various focuses, for example Proof of concept.
Close to 2.2 billion of the advertised project grants for this year is going to free project grants and 257 million is for project grants with a focus, for example project grants for research within the field of culture and cultural heritage.
| Area of science | Total amount approved (SEK million) |
|---|---|
| Natural and engineering science | 1 300 |
| Medicine and health | 1 200 |
Humanities and social sciences | 671 |
Clinical therapy research | 168 |
Educational sciences | 150 |
Development research* | 54 |
Artistic research and development | 35 |
*Denotes only “Protect grant: Sustainability and resilience – Tackling climate and environmental changes”.
Applicants | Submitted | Granted (SEK million) | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women* | 2 165 | 334 | 15.4 % |
Men* | 3 733 | 626 | 16.8 % |
Total | 6 095 | 1 052 | 17.3 % |
*Applications for conference grants, research schools within bioinformatics and visiting professorships are not included.
One of the Swedish Research Council´s goals for achieving gender equality within our area of activities is to have the same approval rate and the same average grant amount for women and for men.
Type of funding | Total amount approved (SEK million) |
|---|---|
Project support | 2 400 |
Career support | 930 |
Environment and cooperation support | 198 |
Junior researchers
Of the total of 5 624 applications, 2 031 came from junior researchers, i.e. researchers who were awarded their PhD less than eight years ago. Of these, 262 applications were approved, which is an award rate of 13 per cent. The award rate for women and men in the junior researchers group is also 13 per cent for both sexes.
Administrating organisation | Total amount approved |
|---|---|
Karolinska Institutet, KI | 760 843 000 |
Lund University | 558 482 327 |
Uppsala University | 538 199 981 |
University of Gothenburg | 360 268 052 |
Stockholm University | 358 131 630 |
Linköping University | 210 638 545 |
Umeå University | 204 200 200 |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | 173 424 600 |
Chalmers University of Technology | 114 622 000 |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU | 47 888 000 |
The table shows the amounts awarded by higher education institution for the ten institutions that have been awarded the most funding over the coming five-year period.
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