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 14:00 08 June 2020

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	81	19	23 %
Men	74	19	26 %
Total	155	38	25 %

Approval rates per subject area
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

Grant amounts per gender
Applicants	Total grant amount
Women	58 800 000
Men	56 700 000
Total	115 500 000

Grant amounts per subject area
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

Approved grants and amounts per 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

Approved grants per 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?

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 July. 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.