Decision published

02 November 2017

Total amount granted: 519 865 800 SEK

Humanities and social sciences

In November 2017 the Swedish Research Council published decisions on grants awarded to humanities and social sciences. In total, almost 520 million SEK was granted for the period 2017–2022.

Decision published

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Decisions include the following grants: 

  • Research project grant
  • Research project grant – Research on civil society
  • Research project grant – Research on democracy
Approval rates in total

Applicants

Number of applications

Number approved

Approval rate

Women

472

60

13 %

Men

593

68

11 %

Total

1 065

128

12 %

 

Approval rate for each call

Applicants

Number of applications

Number approved

Approved rate

Research project

904

114

13 %

Women

399

54

14 %

Men

505

60

12 %





Research on civil society

74

7

9 %

Women

40

3

8 %

Men

34

4

12 %





Research on democracy

87

7

8 %

Women

33

3

9 %

Men

54

4

7 %




 

 

Grant amount

Applicants

Total amount approved

Average grant per year

Women

249 611 300

1 293 323

Men

270 254 500

1 175 020

Total

519 865 800

1 228 997

Grant amount for each call

Applicants

Total amount approved

Averrage grant per year

Research projekt

456 386 800

1 207 372

Women

219 112 800

1 266 548

Men

237 274 000

1 157 434




Research on civil society

27 138 000

1 292 286

Women

10 382 500

1 266 548

Men

16 755 500

1 396 292




Research on democracy

36 341 000

1 514 208

Women

20 116 000

1 828 727

Men

16 225 000

1 248 077

 

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation

Administrating organisations

Approved applications

Total amount approved

Uppsala University

26

113 414 000

Stockholm University

29

108 561 800

University of Gothenburg

23

103 454 900

Lund University

19

78 645 100

Linköping University

7

26 550 000

Karolinska Institutet, KI

6

16 301 000

Södertörn University

2

15 284 000

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

2

11 600 000

Institute for Futures Studies

2

8 360 000

Linnaeus University

2

5 625 000

Karlstad University

2

5 550 000

 

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