International postdoc

In the 2019 Autumn call for international postdoc grant the Swedish Research Council approved 37 out of 192 applications. Nearly 114 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2019–2021.

Decision published 14:00 03 December 2019

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

Approval rate

Approval rates per gender
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	84	16	19 %
Men	108	21	19 %
Total	192	37	19 %

Approval rates per subject area
Subject area	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Humanities and social sciences	69	14	20 %
Natural and engineering sciences	74	14	19 %
Medicine and health	44	9	20 %
Artistic research	3	0	0 %
Educational sciences	2	0	0 %
Total	192	37	19 %

Grant amounts

Grant amounts per gender
Applicants	Total grant amount
Women	49 350 000
Men	64 575 000
Total	113 925 000

Grant amounts per subject area
Subject area	Total grant amount
Humanities and social sciences	42 525 000
Medicine and health	27 300 000
Natural and engineering sciences	44 100 000
Total	113 925 000

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number approved	Total amount approved
Lund University	10	29 925 000
Stockholm University	8	25 200 000
Karolinska Institutet, KI	5	15 750 000
Uppsala University	3	9 450 000
University of Gothenburg	3	8 400 000
Chalmers University of Technology	1	3 150 000
The Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)	1	3 150 000
The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF)	1	3 150 000
Linköping University	1	3 150 000
Linnaeus University	1	3 150 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	1	3 150 000
Umeå universitet	1	3 150 000
Örebro University	1	3 150 000
Total	37	113 925 000

Host country

Approved grants per host country
Host country	Number approved	Total amount approved
USA	10	31 500 000
Great Britain	7	21 000 000
Germany	4	12 600 000
Denmark	3	9 450 000
France	3	9 450 000
Schweiz	2	6 300 000
Canada	2	6 300 000
Australia	2	4 725 000
Finland	1	3 150 000
Netherlands	1	3 150 000
Norway	1	3 150 000
Singapore	1	3 150 000
Total	37	113 925 000

*Applicants can choose more than one host country. The number of host countries is therefore higher than the total number of applications.

The countries marked with blue are host countries represented in the grant decisions for international postdoc, autumn 2019.

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

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.

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

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.