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Emergency call for hantavirus or Ebola virus
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to fund research that can rapidly answer questions of importance in relation to an identified outbreak of a virus with pandemic potential. Projects must be capable of generating rapid results that can be put into practice. The focus is on research that can limit the spread and consequences of the ongoing outbreak, as well as research that strengthens preparedness and prevents future pandemics. The grant is aimed at researchers who currently hold, or have previously held, funding from the Swedish Research Council. The initiative is a part of the national research programme in viruses and pandemics.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Emergency grant for pandemic preparedness
Individual researcher who currently holds, or has previously held, a grant from the Swedish Research Council. The end year of the grant period must be 2022 or later.
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1 year
Minimum 500 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 000 000 SEK per year
November 2026
19 August 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 09 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
Preliminarily at the end of October 2026
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Project grant for international collaboration within raw materials (RAMP)
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration in ”Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition (RAMP)”, that will fund transnational research and innovation projects addressing key challenges across the raw materials value chain, from exploration and primary supply through design and production to use, reuse, and recycling. Sweden is, via the Swedish Research Council, one of the countries taking part in the RAMP call.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
RAMP: Raw Materials
Individual researcher who participates as a Swedish project leader in a consortium with partners from at least three participating countries. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
3 years
Minimum 1 800 000 SEK (approximately 150 000 EUR) per project for Swedish participation.Maximum 5 000 000 SEK (approximately 415 000 EUR) per project for Swedish participation. SEK 18 million over 3 years
July 2027
No later than the beginning of June 2027
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Excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies
Closed calls
The purpose of the call is to enable the establishment of internationally leading excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies that will strengthen Sweden's long-term competitiveness. These clusters of excellence will bring together research of the highest scientific quality with extensive innovation capabilities of the highest quality in the context of a strong innovation ecosystem.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Excellence clusters
Groundbreaking technologies
Organisation applicants only
At least 5 and up to 15 other researchers may be invited to join the application.
5 years, with the possibility of an additional 5 years following review.
At least 40 000 000 SEK per year and a maximum of 100 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
1 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) - 10 June 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Project grant for research collaboration between Italy and Sweden in quantum and solar technologies
Open calls
This call aims at supporting new or existing joint research activities between Italian and Swedish research groups on quantum or solar technologies. The call is part of the agreement on Cultural, Educational, Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Italy and Sweden and grants are financed both by the Swedish Research Council and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI). The call is aimed at researchers at an early career stage.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Italy and Sweden: Quantum and solar technologies
Individual researcher active in Sweden (referred to as the Swedish project leader) in collaboration with a researcher active in Italy (referred to as the Italian project leader). Both researchers shall have completed a doctoral degree no more than 8 years ago.
The project leader active in Italy shall be invited as a participating researcher to the application.
3 years
400 000 SEK per year from the Swedish Research Council. Awarded grants will receive joint funding from both the Swedish Research Council and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
January 2027
24 June 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 08 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of December 2026
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Research environment grant – humanities and social sciences
Open calls
The grant to research environments in humanities and social sciences aims to create added value through collaborations in groups working with a long-term perspective. The research project must be more extensive and challenging than to be possible to undertake by a single researcher. The application must demonstrate that the research group offers an appropriate combination of knowledge and skills for the project. The applicant and participating researchers must constitute a constellation from different universities or disciplines, nationally or internationally, working towards a common research goal.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Research environment grant
Individual researcher
Minimum 2 and maximum 6 other researchers shall be invited to join the application.
4-6 years
Minimum 1 500 000 SEK per year, maximum 3 000 000 SEK per year
July 2027
6 May 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 18 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the beginning of April 2027
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Grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to give higher education institutions and other research organisations the opportunity to develop and strengthen a research field by recruiting, in the near future, a prominent researcher with current employment and research activities outside Europe. The grant is to cover expenses for the recruitment and for salary for employment in Sweden during a limited period.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Visiting researcher grant
International recruitment
Organisation applicants only
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
12 months
2 million SEK
No earlier than 1 May 2026 and no later than 1 March 2027
Rolling, starting on 11 February 2026 14.00/2 pm – 10 November 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
Rolling, following handling and decision
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International post doc within medicine and health (autumn call)
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research.
Medicine and Health
Career support
International postdoc
Undirected within Medicine and health
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 2 years ago, or who will have completed a doctoral degree before the start of the grant period, that is no later than 31 December 2026.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
18–36 months
1 300 000 SEK per year, plus a further 50 000 SEK per year in total may be applied for, for one or more accompanying family members.
January 2027
19 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 15 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the middle of December 2026
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International postdoc within humanities and social sciences, including educational sciences (autumn call)
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Educational Sciences
Career support
International postdoc
Undirected within Humanities and social sciences, and educational sciences
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 2 years ago, or who will have completed a doctoral degree before the start of the grant period, that is no later than 31 December 2026.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
18–36 months
1 300 000 SEK per year, plus a further 50 000 SEK per year in total may be applied for, for one or more accompanying family members.
January 2027
19 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 15 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the middle of December 2026
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International postdoc within natural and engineering sciences (autumn call)
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Career support
International postdoc
Undirected within Natural and engineering sciences
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 2 years ago, or who will have completed a doctoral degree before the start of the grant period, that is no later than 31 December 2026.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
18–36 months
1 300 000 SEK per year, plus a further 50 000 SEK per year in total may be applied for, for one or more accompanying family members.
January 2027
19 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 15 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the middle of December 2026
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Exploratory grant in groundbreaking research
Open calls
The purpose of the exploratory grant is to give researchers the opportunity, over a limited period, to test a potentially groundbreaking research idea, and subsequently to enable the most promising projects to be further developed. The initiative is open to innovative and transformative projects across all fields of research. Researchers awarded an exploratory grant will be eligible to apply for a longer follow‑up grant.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Project support
Exploratory grant
Groundbreaking research
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree more than more than 2 years ago and up to 12 years ago by the deadline of the call. The applicant must have been granted an external research grant as project leader through competition, amounting to at least 2 000 000 SEK in total, with a grant period that is ongoing in 2026 or that ended no earlier than 1 January 2024.
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
2 years
1 000 000 SEK per year
Earliest December 2026
Rolling, starting 16 June 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 29 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm). A new call will open spring 2027.
Rolling, following handling and decision.
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Project grant for research collaboration between Sweden and USA on sixth-generation wireless systems (6G)
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to support collaboration between researchers active in Sweden and the USA. The call is part of the Government’s initiative to develop the next generation of wireless systems (6G).
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
6G
Individual researcher who participates as the Swedish project leader in a joint collaboration with a project leader in the USA. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
3 years
2 500 000 SEK per year for 3 years
January 2026
25 August 2025 (17:00/5 pm)
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Exploratory workshops within artistic research
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to support research into possible innovative research areas and creative research ideas in artistic research. The grant may be used for research collaboration to test new research questions, methods, analyses, perspectives, data material, and to research opportunities to write applications and apply for international funding, etc.
Artistic Research
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Grant for research communication in artistic research
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to enable holders of earlier and/or ongoing research grants from the Swedish Research Council to plan, implement and evaluate communication activities that entail dialogue or co-creation with identified groups outside academia.
Artistic Research
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Grant for accessibility to infrastructure
Closed calls
The Swedish Research Council has been mandated by the Government to work towards ensuring researchers based in Sweden participate to a greater degree in the construction and development of research infrastructure, and towards making research infrastructure more accessible and more used by the business and public sectors.
Research infrastructure
Infrastructure support
Research infrastructure
Accessibility to infrastructure
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year
January 2027
22 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 10 June 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Network grant for research collaboration between China and Sweden
Closed calls
The purpose of the network grant is to support internationalisation and mobility between research teams in Sweden and China through the development of new or ongoing research collaborations on disease prevention. The call is part of the Sino-Swedish Joint Research Programme that was initiated in order to promote long-term basic research collaboration between researchers from Sweden and China as well as supporting research of the highest scientific quality. The grants are financed by the Swedish Research Council and the NSFC on the principal of reciprocity and parity.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Network grant
China-Sweden: Disease prevention
Individual researcher active in Sweden (referred to as the Swedish project leader) in collaboration with a researcher active in China (referred to as the Chinese project leader)
A minimum of 1 and up to 4 Swedish researchers can be invited to join the Swedish application.
2 years
250 000 SEK per year (Swedish part) and 175 000 CNY per year (Chinese part)
January 2027
6 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 3 June 2026 (14.00/2 pm). The application period in China differs slightly. Please follow the instructions given at the NSFC website.
No later than the end of November 2026
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Scientific journal grant within humanities and social sciences
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to promote the dissemination of peer‑reviewed research results in the humanities and social sciences. The Swedish Research Council supports Swedish open access journals that promote new research of high scientific quality.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Operational support
Scientific journal grant
Organisation applicants only
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
1-3 years
Minimum 50 000 SEK per year, maximum 240 000 SEK or 350 000 SEK per year. See under the heading “Costs and grant amounts” for further information.
January 2027
6 May 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 18 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the beginning of December 2026
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Strategic Recruitment of Associate Senior Lecturers 2
Upcoming calls
The purpose of the grant is to give the most promising junior researchers the opportunity to develop independence and to build scientific and teaching merits for employment as a senior lecturer. After evaluation, continued funding at senior lecturer level may be granted for up to five years. The grant will also reward mobility and recruitments of strategic relevance for the higher education institution (HEI). The initiative is based on a government mandate.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
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Project grant for planning or pilot study for a future clinical study in therapy research
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to facilitate collaboration among a network of researchers from academia and the health care sector, together with other relevant stakeholders, in preparation for a future grant application for a clinical study in therapy research. The grant is intended to support planning activities or the execution of a pilot study in advance of such a clinical study.
Clinical Therapy Research
Project support
Project grant with focus
Individual researcher
A minimum of 3 and up to 10 other researchers shall be invited to join the application.
1 year
Minimum 400 000 SEK, maximum 1 200 000 SEK
January 2027
27 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 25 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the beginning of December 2026
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Project grant for research collaboration between South Korea and Sweden
Closed calls
The purpose of this call is to fund collaborations between Swedish and Korean researchers within the field of Artificial Intelligence in Life Sciences. This with the aim to develop, adapt or utilise AI tools for applications in Life Sciences.
The grants are financed by the Swedish Research Council, and the National Research Foundation of Korea, on the principle of reciprocity and parity.
Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant
Korea-Sweden: Joint research within the field of Artificial Intelligence in Life sciences.
Individual researcher who participates as the Swedish project leader in a joint collaboration with a project leader in Korea. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
October 2026
No later than the end of September 2026
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Project grant for research within primary care
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research idea, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. The focus of this call is on long-term research into diseases and disease conditions that are diagnosed and treated within and referred from primary care.
Clinical Therapy Research, Medicine and Health
Project support
Project grant with focus
Primary care
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
08 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Grant for centre formation and collaboration within antibiotic resistance
Closed calls
Antibiotic resistance is a threat to both public and animal health, as well as to sustainable global development. The purpose of the grant is to provide support for academic interdisciplinary centre formation and for collaboration between actors within academia, regional or national organisations, and/or industry. It aims to promote the utilisation of research data, expertise, education, and infrastructure, as well as to support networks and knowledge exchange between researchers and society.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Operational support
Operating grant
Antibiotic resistance
Organisation applicants only
Researchers may be invited to join the application
3 years
Maximum 2 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
8 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Project grant for research into antimicrobial resistance
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the project concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into antimicrobial resistance.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Antimicrobial resistance
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
8 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Proof of concept within the infection area
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to bridge the gap between basic research and utilisation or commercialisation of research results within the infection field. The proof of concept grant offers persons who are receiving or have received a grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), The Swedish Research Council for health, working life and welfare (Forte) or the Swedish Research Council for sustainable development (Formas) the opportunity to further develop their research results. This shall be done by verifying the useability and suitability of a new method, product or process developed from an earlier research project, and to carry out activities preparatory to innovation or commercialisation.
Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Proof of concept
Infection area
Individual researcher who is receiving or has received a grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), The Swedish Research Council for health, working life and welfare (Forte) or the Swedish Research Council for sustainable development (Formas), with a grant period ending in 2024, 2025, or 2026.
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-2 years
Minimum 500 000 SEK, maximum 2 000 000 SEK in total
January 2027
8 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the beginning of December 2026
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Project grant for cross-sectoral collaboration within medicine and health
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, as well as to solve a specific research task within a limited period. The focus of this grant aims to increase researcher mobility and support collaboration between higher education institutions and the surrounding society, both the business sector and public and non-profit sectors, to increase the quality and impact of research.
Medicine and Health
Project support
Project grant with focus
Cross-sectoral collaboration
Individual researcher
A minimum of 1 and maximum of 6 other researchers shall be invited to join the application. At least one of these must be a representative of the collaborating part.
24-36 months
1 150 000 SEK per year
January 2027
8 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the beginning of December 2026
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Grant for competence programme in clinical therapy research
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to strengthen the competence of researchers who wish to conduct randomised clinical trials and may be applied for by a Swedish higher education institution (HEI) or a Swedish region. The programme must have a national scope and offer training relevant to postdoctoral researchers from across Sweden, employed by a region or a higher education institution.
Clinical Therapy Research
Operational support
Operating grant
Organisation applicants only
At least one further organisation (a Swedish HEI or a Swedish region) shall join the application. One contact person per participating HEI shall be invited as a participating researcher. Up to 10 organisation may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 3 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
8 April 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 12 May 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Project grant for international collaboration within pandemic preparedness (BE READY)
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaborations within the European Partnership for Pandemic Preparedness (BE READY), which aims to help Europe better anticipate and respond to new threats from infectious diseases. Sweden, through the Swedish Research Council, is one of the countries participating in the BE READY call "Advancing knowledge of host and pathogen dynamics to better combat emerging diseases".
Medicine and Health
Project support
Project grant with focus
BE READY: Pandemic preparedness
Individual researcher who participates as one of maximum two Swedish project leaders in a consortium with partners from at least three participating countries. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
3 years
January 2027
No later than November 2026
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Project grant for research into democracy, societal resilience and reform processes
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into democracy, societal resilience and reform processes.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Educational Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Research into democracy
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1–3 years.
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
January 2027
25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Project grant for research into intimate partner violence, honour-related violence, or human trafficking
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into research into intimate partner violence, honour-related violence and oppression, and human trafficking for sexual purposes.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Intimate partner violence, honour-related violence, or human trafficking
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
January 2027
25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November
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Project grant for research into the Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and antisemitism
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into the Holocaust, the victims of the Holocaust and antisemitism.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
The Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1–3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
January 2027
25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Project grant for research into migration and integration
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, 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.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Migration and integration
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
January 2027
25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November
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Doctoral programme grant within research on crime
Open calls
The purpose of the doctoral programme grant is to build up and strengthen scientific expertise and the long-term need for competence within research on crime.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Doctoral programme grant
Research on crime
Organisation applicants only
At least one further HEI shall join the application. One contact person per participating HEI shall be invited as a participating researcher.
4 years
Minimum 1 000 000 SEK per year, maximum 10 500 000 SEK per year
January 2027
6 May 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 18 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Doctoral programme grant within Humanities and Social sciences
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to establish a new research area, strengthen expertise within a specific field, or enhance national and international collaboration by contributing to graduate school activities.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Doctoral programme grant
Organisation applicants only
At least one further HEI shall join the application. One contact person per participating HEI shall be invited as a participating researcher.
4 years
Up to 7 500 000 SEK per year
January 2027
6 May 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 18 August 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Project grant for international research collaboration within antimicrobial resistance (EUP OHAMR)
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration in European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR) which investigates intervention strategies to prevent the development and transmission of infections caused by antimicrobial resistance from a One Health perspective. Sweden is, via the Swedish Research Council, one of the countries taking part in the JTC 2026 EUP OHAMR call ”One Health - Treatments and Adherence to Treatment protocols”.
Medicine and Health
Project support
Project grant with focus
OHAMR: Action strategies to prevent the development and transfer of infections caused by antimicrobial resistance with a One Health perspective.
Individual researcher who participates as one of maximum two Swedish project leaders in a consortium with partners from at least three participating countries. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
3 years
January 2027
Senast i november 2026
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Starting grant within natural and engineering sciences
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to give junior researchers the opportunity to establish themselves as independent researchers in Sweden.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Career support
Starting grant
Undirected within natural and engineering sciences
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree more than 2 years ago and up to 7 years ago.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
4 years
1 200 000 SEK per year
January 2027
4 Mars 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 14 April 2026 (16.00/4 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Research project grant within educational sciences
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period.
Educational Sciences
Project support
Project grant
Undirected within educational sciences
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-4 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 300 000 SEK per year
January 2027
4 March 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 14 April 2026 (16.00/4 pm)
No later than the beginning of November 2026
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Research project grant within natural and engineering sciences
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Research project grant
Undirected within natural and engineering sciences
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-4 years
Minimum 600 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 400 000 SEK per year
January 2027
4 March 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 14 April 2026 (16.00/4 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Grant for recruiting visiting researchers from Ukraine within the infection area
Open calls
The purpose of the grant is to give higher education institutions and other research organisations the opportunity to develop and strengthen research within the infection area by recruiting, in the near future, a prominent researcher with current employment and relevant research activities in Ukraine. The grant is to cover expenses for the recruitment and for salary for employment in Sweden during a limited period.
Clinical Therapy Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Visiting researcher grant
Ukraine
Organisation applicants only
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
12 months
2 million SEK
No earlier than 1 July 2026 and no later than 1 March 2027
Rolling, starting on 1 April 2026 14.00/2 pm – 29 September 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
Rolling, following handling and decision
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Project grant for research into racism
Open calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aimed at supporting research into racism.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Educational Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Racism
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1–3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
January 2027
25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Research project grant Röntgen-Ångström Cluster
Closed calls
Röntgen-Ångström Cluster (RÅC) is a German-Swedish research collaboration in structural biology and materials science. The purpose is to strengthen research in materials science and structural biology that uses neutron and synchrotron radiation (also free electron laser radiation), and to stimulate the use and/or accumulation of competence for major research infrastructures that already exist or are planned within the framework for the collaboration.
Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Röntgen Ångström Cluster
Individual researcher active in Sweden in collaboration with an applicant/project leader in Germany.
At least 1 and up to 10 researchers may be invited to join the application. At least 1 (the German applicant/project leader) but no more than 5 of these must be active in Germany.
1–4 years
Minimum 500 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 000 000 SEK per year
January 2026
27 August 2025 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 October 2025 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than April 2026
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Project grant for international collaboration within brain health (BrainHealth)
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaborations within brain health aimed at identifying factors that influence brain health throughout the entire lifespan, from the foetal stage to old age, as well as methods for monitoring and/or influencing these factors. The call is issued within the framework of the new European partnership BrainHealth. Sweden is, via the Swedish Research Council, one of 32 countries participating in the call “Biological, social and environmental factors that impact the trajectory of brain health across the lifespan – in the field of neurodegenerative disorders”.
Medicine and Health
Project support
Project grant with focus
BrainHealth
Individual researcher who participates as one of maximum two Swedish project leaders in a consortium with partners from at least three participating countries. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply.
Up to 3 years
Maximum 3 000 000 SEK in total (264 784 EUR) per project with one Swedish partner. Maximum 4 500 000 SEK in total (397 176 EUR) per project for Swedish participation with maximum 2 Swedish partners. Maximum 500 000 SEK (44 131 Euro) extra for Swedish participation in a consortium with a Swedish coordinator.
January 2027
No later than December 2026
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Research project grant within medicine and health
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give you as a researcher the freedom to formulate the research concept, method and implementation yourself, as well as to solve a specific research task within a limited period.
Medicine and Health
Project support
Undirected within medicine and health
Undirected within medicine and health
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-5 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 500 000 SEK per year
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Grant for research time in a clinical environment
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to give clinically active persons the opportunity to carry out research on a part-time basis in parallel with developing their clinical competence. The aim is to reinforce and renew medical and clinical research.
Medicine and Health
Career support
Grant for research time
Clinical environment
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 10 years ago.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
2-6 years
A standard amount based on the activity level (either 1 510 000 SEK per year, or 1 680 000 SEK per year, or 1 850 000 SEK per year).
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Starting grant within medicine and health
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to give junior researchers the opportunity to establish themselves as independent researchers in Sweden.
Medicine and Health
Career support
Starting grant
Undirected within medicine and health
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree more than 2 years ago and no more than 7 years ago.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
4 years
1 500 000 SEK per year
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Consolidator grant within precision medicine
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to give the most prominent junior researchers the opportunity to consolidate their research and broaden their activities as independent researchers in the area of precision medicine.
Medicine and Health
Career support
Consolidator grant
Precision medicine
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree more than 7 years ago and no more than 12 years ago.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
5 years
2 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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International post doc within artistic research
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give newly qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish higher education institution (HEI) the opportunity to expand their networks and their competences by working abroad under secure employment conditions. The grant is also intended to promote the quality and renewal of Swedish research.
Artistic Research
Career support
International postdoc grant
Artistic research
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 2 years ago or who will have completed a doctoral degree before the start of the grant period, that is no later than 31 December 2026.
No other researchers may be invited to join the application.
18-36 months
1 300 000 SEK per year, plus a further 50 000 SEK per year in total may be applied for, for one or more accompanying family members.
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Project grant within artistic research
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to support research on artistic grounds. The grant gives you, the researcher, the freedom to formulate the research idea, method and implementation yourself, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period.
Artistic Research
Project support
Project grant with focus
Artistic research
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1–3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 500 000 SEK per year
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Network grant for collaboration with the USA in cancer research
Closed calls
The purpose of the network grant is to support internationalisation and mobility between research teams in Sweden and USA through the development of new or ongoing research collaborations in medical cancer research.
Medicine and Health
Research environment and collaboration support
Network grant
Cancer
Individual researcher
A minimum of 1 and up to 6 other researchers shall be invited to join the application. At least one of these shall be a researcher active in the USA, and shall be invited as international project leader.
1 year
200 000 SEK per grant
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of October 2026
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Research project grant for development of methods to replace, reduce and refine animal experiments (3R)
Closed calls
The purpose of the project grant is to give researchers the freedom to formulate their own research idea, method and implementation, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. This is a project grant with focus, aiming to promote the development of methods to replace, reduce and/or refine experiments on animals according to the 3R principle.
Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences
Project support
Project grant with focus
Development of methods to replace, reduce and/or refine experiments on animals (3R)
Individual researcher
Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application
1-3 years
Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 800 000 SEK per
January 2027
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
11 February 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 17 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
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Grant for centre of excellence
Closed calls
The purpose of the grant is to support the build-up and development of environments that promote research collaboration on a joint theme and contribute to higher education. The call is open for applications relating to pioneering and multi-disciplinary issues in all scientific disciplines. The Swedish Research Council’s funding of centres of excellence shall contribute to Swedish research remaining leading internationally and shall enable new research fields to emerge. The initiative is based on a government mandate and is part of the Swedish Research Council’s program for excellent research environments.
Humanities and Social Sciences, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Operational support
Operating grant for research coordination and institutes
Individual researcher
Minimum 2 and maximum 4 other researchers shall be invited to join the application. These must also be employed and active at a Swedish organisation that fulfils the requirements and has been approved by us as an administrating organisation for our grants.
5 years, with the option to apply for a further 5 years funding.
8 000 000 SEK per year
January 2027
7 January 2026 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 24 February 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than the end of November 2026
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Kerstin Hesselgren visiting professorship
Closed calls
The purpose of the Swedish Research Council’s grant for visiting professors is to give higher education institutions the opportunity to develop a subject area by recruiting an internationally prominent professor during a limited period.
Humanities and Social Sciences
Research environment and collaboration support
Visiting researcher grant
The researcher nominated for the visiting professorship shall be an internationally prominent researcher within the field of social sciences or humanities. The person nominated shall be a woman.
Organisation applicants only
No participating researchers may be invited to join the application.
6–12 months
Maximum 145 000 SEK per month for the stay, total maximum 1 740 000 SEK
January 2028
14 January 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 17 February 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
No later than June 2026