Educational sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within educational sciences 2018. Our total grant amount for 2018–2022 is just over 196 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 01 November 2018

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

Download the list of approved grants Excel, 16.9 kB.

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

Approval rates total

Research project grant and network grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	145	21	14 %
Men	100	15	15 %
Total	245	36	15 %

Licentiate programme grant
Applicants*	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Total	3	3	100 %

*Licentiate programme grants are applied for by organisations. Therefore, the proportion of women and men among applicants is not indicated.

Approval rates per grant type

Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	139	20	14 %
Men	95	13	14 %
Total	234	33	14 %

Network grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	6	1	17 %
Men	5	2	40 %
Total	11	3	27 %

Grant amounts total

Research project grant and network grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	107 595 430	1 397 343
Men	59 653 397	1 242 779
Total	167 248 827	1 337 991

Licentiate programme grant
Applicants*	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Total	28 936 998	2 411 417

*Licentiate programme grants are applied for by organisations. Therefore, the proportion of women and men among applicants is not indicated.

Amounts per grant type

Research project grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	106 398 970	1 437 824
Men	57 321 237	1 364 791
Total	163 720 207	1 411 381

Network grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	1 196 460	398 820
Men	2 332 160	388 693
Total	3 528 620	392 069

Administrating organisations

The table shows the 11 administrating organisations that have been awarded the most funds.

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved project and network grants	Number of approved licentiate programme grants	Total grant amount
University of Gothenburg	6	2	53 764 493
Umeå University	7	0	34 771 457
Uppsala University	5	0	20 657 870
Stockholm University	4	0	20 650 411
Dalarna University	2	0	11 805 965
Linköping University	2	0	11 333 354
University West	2	0	8 662 709
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH	0	1	6 244 747
Karolinska Institutet, KI	1	0	6 000 000
Lund University	1	0	5 952 181
Kristianstad University	2	0	5 507 500

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

Some project applications receive final statements that only contain a summary grade. These applications were given the lowest grades by the review panel. They were screened out early, and therefore not discussed in as much detail by the panel.

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.