Note! Deadline for this call is extended to April 7.

Closed call

26 February - 07 April 2020

Network grant for international collaboration - Swedish Research Links

The purpose of the network grant Swedish Research Links is to establish a network around a specific research idea, aimed at a joint research project. The grant shall support the development of long-term joint research between Swedish researchers and researchers from low income countries and lower middle income countries.

Calls for proposals are issued within the area of development research, which is financed by the Swedish Government’s development aid funds. The research idea shall be relevant to the goals for Sweden’s international development collaboration. Grants are available within all scientific areas. The Swedish Research Council rewards research of the highest scientific quality in national competition.

Support form: Research environment and collaboration support

Subject area: Development Research

Focus: Swedish Research Links

Applicant: Individual researcher

Participating researchers: A minimum of 1 and maximum of 6 researchers shall be invited to join the application. At least 1 of these shall be invited as an international project leader.

Grant period: 1–2 years

Grant amount: Maximum 400 000 SEK per year

Start of grant period: January 2021

Application period: 26 February 2020 (14.00/2 p.m.) – 7 April 2020 (14.00/2 p.m.)

Publication of grant award: No later than January 2021

Please note:

  • All international project leaders and other participating researchers must register in Prisma in order to be able to participate in the application with the necessary information. Please therefore make sure to begin this step as soon as possible to avoid any problems with registering the application.
  • You will need to have a data management plan Opens in new window. for data generated within the research we award funds for. You must not send the plan to us, but according to our general grant terms and conditions, your administrating organisation must confirm that a data management plan will be in place when you start your project or equivalent, and also that the plan will be maintained.

Specific instructions for the call

In addition to reading the specific call text, you also need to consult our Guide for applicants.