Decision published
08 June 2020
Total amount granted: 115 500 000 SEK
International postdoc
In the 2020 Spring call for international postdoc grant the Swedish Research Council approved 38 out of 155 applications. More than 115 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2020–2022.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Approval rate
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 81 | 19 | 23 % |
Men | 74 | 19 | 26 % |
Total | 155 | 38 | 25 % |
Subject area | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities and social sciences | 51 | 11 | 22 % |
Natural and engineering sciences | 55 | 14 | 25 % |
Medicine and health | 46 | 11 | 24 % |
Artistic research | 2 | 2 | 100 % |
Educational sciences | 1 | - | - |
Total | 155 | 38 | 25 % |
Grant amounts
Applicants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|
Women | 58 800 000 |
Men | 56 700 000 |
Total | 115 500 000 |
Subject area | Total grant amount |
|---|---|
Humanities and social sciences | 33 600 000 |
Konstnärlig forskning | 5 250 000 |
Medicine and health | 33 600 000 |
Natural and engineering sciences | 43 050 000 |
Total | 115 500 000 |
Administrating organisation
Administrating organisation | Number approved | Total amount approved |
|---|---|---|
Uppsala University | 9 | 27 300 000 |
Karolinska Institutet, KI | 6 | 18 900 000 |
University of Gothenburg | 6 | 16 800 000 |
Lund University | 5 | 14 700 000 |
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology | 3 | 9 450 000 |
Chalmers University of Technology | 2 | 6 300 000 |
Stockholm University | 1 | 3 150 000 |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 1 | 3 150 000 |
Linköping University | 1 | 3 150 000 |
Malmö University | 1 | 3 150 000 |
Mid Sweden University | 1 | 3 150 000 |
University of Borås | 1 | 3 150 000 |
Linnaeus University | 1 | 3 150 000 |
| Total | 38 | 3 150 000 |
Host country
Host country | Number approved | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 2 | 2 | 100 % |
Japan | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Finland | 3 | 2 | 67 % |
Australia | 4 | 2 | 50 % |
Norway | 7 | 3 | 43 % |
France | 8 | 3 | 38 % |
Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 38 % |
Belgium | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Schweiz | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Great Britain | 21 | 5 | 24 % |
Canada | 9 | 2 | 22 % |
USA | 39 | 8 | 21 % |
Denmark | 16 | 3 | 19 % |
Germany | 13 | 2 | 15 % |
Others | 12 | - | - |
Total | 155 | 38 | 25 % |
*Applicants can choose more than one host country. The number of host countries is therefore higher than the total number of applications.
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 July. 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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