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Upcoming call
02 December - 16 February 2027
Grant for research infrastructure of national interest
The purpose of the grant is to support research infrastructure of national interest. This might refer to national infrastructure, or Swedish participation in international infrastructure. Only the research infrastructures/areas listed in the call text will be considered for funding under this call.
Subject area: Research infrastructure
Support form: Infrastructure support
Grant form: Research infrastructure
Focus: Research infrastructure of national interest
Applicant: Organisation applicants only
Participating researchers: No participating researchers may be invited to join the application.
Grant period: Specified for each area.
Start of grant period: No earlier than January 2029
Application period: 2 December 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 16 February 2027 (14.00/2 pm)
Publication of grant award: No later than December 2027
Areas/infrastructures
The areas and research infrastructures eligible for funding under this call are listed below, together with the grant period available for each application.
Please note that we expect only one application per area/research
Profile area | Area/infrastructure | Funding may be applied for the period: |
|---|---|---|
Astronomy & Space | IceCube | 2029-2034 |
| SpaceLab | 2029-2034 |
Fundamental physics | ALICE and ATLAS | 2029-2034 |
| DESIREE | 2029-2034 |
| Laserlab Sweden | 2029-2034 |
Health | SIMPLER | 2029-2034 |
| Biobank Sweden | 2029-2034 |
| REWHARD | 2029-2034 |
| NEAR | 2029-2034 |
| The Swedish Twin Registry | 2029-2034 |
| Swedish Cohort Consortium | 2029-2034 |
Social Sciences | Evaluation through Follow-up | 2029-2034 |
| CORS | 2029-2034 |
| DEMSCORE | 2029-2034 |
| GGP-ERIC | 2029-2034 |
Biomolecular Sciences | BioMS | 2029-2032 |
| NGI | 2029-2032 |
| NBIS | 2029-2032 |
| Euro-BioImaging ERIC | 2029-2032 |
| Cellular cryo-EM and visual proteomics | 2029-2032 |
| NMI | 2029-2032 |
Large scale analytical facilities – syncrotrones, free electron lasers and neutron spallation | PETRA III Swedish node | Contact VR |
Material Sciences | Ion Technology Center | 2029-2032 |
| Myfab | 2029-2032 |
| ARTEMI | 2029-2032 |
Data, computing and other digital research infrastructure | InfraVIS | 2029-2030 |
Humanities | Swedigarch | Contact VR |
| Huminfra | 2029-2030 |
| Språkbanken | 2029-2030 |
| Archlab | 2029-2030 |
Environmental & Geosciences and Green life science | NordSIMS-Vegacenter | Contact VR |
| ICOS Sweden | 2029-2030 |
| Riksriggen | 2029-2030 |
| SBDI | 2029-2030 |
| SITES and eLTER ERIC | 2029-2030 |
Do you have questions about this call?
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We recommend that you read our Guide for applicants before the call opens.