Clinical therapy research

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within clinical therapy research 2018. Our total grant amount for 2019–2021 is just over 200 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 29 November 2018

Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.

Approval rates per grant

Network grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	3	2	67 %
Men	4	1	25 %
Total	7	3	43 %

Research environment grant
Applicants	Number of project outline applications*	Number of full applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	39	11	4	10 %
Men	53	23	9	17 %
Total	92	34	13	14 %

*Applications for research environment grants within clinical therapy research were submitted in two steps. First, applicants submitted outline applications. Then applicants whose outline applications were approved were asked to submit full applications.

Grant amounts

Total for network grant and research environment grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	67 731 414	4 837 958
Men	133 536 494	4 769 161
Total	201 267 908	4 792 093

Amounts per grant

Network grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	600 000	300 000
Men	291 800	291 800
Total	891 800	297 267

Research environment grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	67 131 414	5 594 285
Men	133 244 694	4 934 989
Total	200 376 108	5 137 849

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Karolinska Institutet, KI	6	75 110 328
Uppsala University	3	44 379 120
Region Örebro County	2	28 656 996
Region Skåne	1	19 613 138
County Council of Västerbotten	1	17 288 240
Lund University	2	15 928 286
Umeå University	1	291 800
Total	16	201 267 908

What happens after the grant decision?

Decision and final statement in Prisma

A few days after the grant decision has been published, you can see the decision and final statement for your application on your account in Prisma. A message is shown on Prisma’s starting page under the heading Tasks. Please note that your research colleagues may receive their decisions and final statements before you receive yours, or vice versa.

How to find the final statement:

Go the tab Applications and grants
Select Applications in the left-hand menu
Click on the arrow to the right of the Event log button

Approval of terms and conditions – must be signed

If we have approved your application, the document “Approval of terms and conditions” will be published on your account in Prisma. It describes the terms and conditions for the grant.

You and the head of department (or corresponding) must sign the “Approval of terms and conditions” as soon as possible – but no later than 90 days after the grant decision. Please note that it may take up to three weeks after the grant decision before the document is published in Prisma.

When does payment of the grant start?

The first payment will normally be made during January. The grant is then paid out monthly, provided the “Approval of terms and conditions” have been signed.

Is it possible to delay the project start?

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.

How we have assessed your application

You can read more about how your application has been assessed in the call text under “How your application is assessed”. You can find a link to the call on the right-hand side of this page.