Decision published
10 December 2019
Total amount granted: 381 535 500 SEK
Distinguished professor grant
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Distinguished professor grant. Our total grant amount for 2019-2029 is nearly 382 million SEK.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Approval rates
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 39 | 3 | 8 % |
Men | 106 | 5 | 5 % |
Total | 145 | 8 | 6 % |
Area of science | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Humanities and social sciences | 24 | 2 | 8 % |
Medicine and health | 39 | 3 | 8 % |
Natural and engineering sciences | 82 | 3 | 4 % |
Total | 145 | 8 | 6 % |
Grant amounts
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 146 095 500 | 4 869 850 |
Men | 235 440 000 | 4 708 800 |
Total | 381 535 500 | 4 769 194 |
Area of science | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Humanities and social sciences | 100 000 000 | 5 000 000 |
Medicine and health | 137 400 000 | 4 580 000 |
Natural and engineering sciences | 144 135 500 | 4 804 517 |
Total | 381 535 500 | 4 769 194 |
Administrating organisations
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
Stockholm University | 2 | 98 800 000 |
Karolinska Institutet | 2 | 94 600 000 |
Uppsala University | 1 | 50 000 000 |
Lund University | 1 | 48 040 000 |
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology | 1 | 47 295 500 |
University of Gothenburg | 1 | 42 800 000 |
Total | 8 | 381 535 500 |
What happens after the grant decision?
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.
Read more about how to find your decision in Prisma. External link.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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