Natural and engineering sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Natural and engineering sciences 2019. Our total grant amount for 2019-2023 is nearly 1,2 billion SEK.

Decision published 14:00 31 October 2019

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

Approval rates

Total
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	384	78	20 %
Men	1258	258	21 %
Total	1642	336	20 %

Approval rates per grant

Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	245	56	23 %
Men	951	209	22 %
Total	1196	265	22 %

Starting grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	139	22	16 %
Men	307	49	16 %
Total	446	71	16 %

Grant amounts

Total
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	277 578 000	892 534
Men	906 465 000	872 440
Total	1 184 043 000	877 069

Amounts per grant

Research project grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	197 994 000	887 865
Men	731 151 000	867 320
Total	929 145 000	871 618

Starting grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	79 584 000	904 364
Men	175 314 000	894 459
Total	254 898 000	897 528

Administrating organisations

The table shows the 10 administrating organisations that have been awarded the most funds.

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Uppsala University	57	202 262 000
Royal Institute of Technlogy	50	177 462 000
Lund University	49	167 989 000
Stockholm University	45	154 515 000
University of Gothenburg	32	119 091 000
Chalmers University of Technology	31	111 422 000
Linköping University	27	96 842 000
Umeå University	12	41 026 000
Swedish University of Agricultural sciences	10	32 300 000
Karolinska Institutet	6	20 672 000
Total	319	1 123 581 000

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”.

How to find the final statement:

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

Note! Your research colleagues may receive their decisions and final statements before you receive yours, or vice versa.

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 your application has been approved, 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 after 90 days.

Note! 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 grant’s availability period – the period during which you are allowed to use the grant.

For research project grants, this usually means that you must start the project within 1 year.

How your application has been assessed

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.