Decision published
24 October 2017
Total amount granted: SEK 14 000 000
Proof of concept within life science
In October 2017 the Swedish Research Council published decision on one-year grants for proof of concept within life science. We granted a total of more than 14 million SEK for 2018.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Please note that only notice via your personal account in Prisma guarantees that your grant has been approved.
Applicants | Number of applications | Number approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 17 | 5 | 29 % |
Men | 39 | 7 | 18 % |
Total | 56 | 12 | 21 % |
Applicants | Total amount approved | Average grant per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 5 880 000 | 1 176 000 |
Men | 8 120 000 | 1 160 000 |
Total | 14 000 000 | 1 166 667 |
Administrating organisations | Number of approved applications | Total amount approved |
|---|---|---|
Umeå University | 3 | 3 480 000 |
Karolinska Institutet, KI | 2 | 2 400 000 |
Lund University | 2 | 2 400 000 |
Uppsala University | 2 | 2 400 000 |
University of Gothenburg | 2 | 2 280 000 |
Stockholm University | 1 | 1 040 000 |
Total | 12 | 14 000 000 |
What happens next?
Within a couple of days, the decision and statement will be available in your personal account in Prisma. A message is shown in the Tasks module on Prisma’s starting page. You can find your statement in the tab Applications and grants. Please select the page Applications in the left-hand menu. To read the statement, please go to the list in the middle section of the page and click on the arrow to the right of the Event log button. Your research colleagues may receive their decisions and statements before you receive yours, or vice versa.
Read more about how to find your decision in Prisma. External link.
If your application has been approved, a document describing the conditions for the grant, “Approval of Conditions”, is also published in your personal Prisma account. It may take up to three weeks before the document is published in Prisma. You and the head of department/corresponding must sign this as soon as possible, but no later than within 90 days.
Payment of the grant will be made by mid December 2017 on condition that the “Approval of Conditions” have been signed. Your HEI will then administer the payments to you.
Yes, it is up to you and your employer to agree on when the project shall start, as long as this does not affect the availability period of the grant.
The review process is described under “How your application is assessed” in the call text. A link to the call is available in the right hand column of this page
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