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Upcoming call
25 March - 28 April 2026
Project grant for research into the Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and antisemitism
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 the Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.
Subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences
Support form: Project support
Grant form: Project grant with focus
Focus: The Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and anti-Semitism
Applicant: Individual researcher
Participating researchers: Up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application.
Grant period: 1–3 years
Grant amount: Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 1 700 000 SEK per year
Start of grant period: January 2027
Application period: 25 March 2026 (14.00/2 pm) – 28 April 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
Publication of grant award: No later than the end of November 2026
Focus
As part of a specific Government mandate to support research into The Holocaust, victims of the Holocaust and antisemitism, the Swedish Research Council is issuing a call for project grants in this area.
The project grant includes studies of the Nazi regime’s systematic persecution of the Jewish population, the Holocaust and antisemitism, but also studies of the vulnerability of other groups under the Nazi regime, such as the persecution and genocide of the Roma and antiziganism.
The project grant includes studies of both the historical and contemporary expressions of antisemitism and their political contexts, including the dissemination of conspiracy theories and disinformation, such as Holocaust distortion and Holocaust denial.
Applications may derive from different scholarly disciplines and may also include multi-disciplinary or cross-disciplinary perspectives and research teams. Both contemporary and historical circumstances may be studied, and the research may cover both local and national circumstances, as well as international comparisons.
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