Career support for research in basic virology

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded Career support for research in basic virology 2020. Our total grant amount for 2020–2024 is 48 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 04 December 2020

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

Approval rates
Grant	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Starting grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	34	2	6 %
Consolidator grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	21	3	14 %
International postdoc grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	1	0	0 %
Total	56	5	9 %

Grant amounts
Grant	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Starting grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	12 000 000	1 500 000
Consolidator grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	36 000 000	2 400 000
International postdoc grant for research on viruses and virus-caused disease conditions	-	-
Total	48 000 000	2 086 957

Administrating organisations

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

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Umeå Univeristy	2	24 000 000
Karolinska Institutet	2	12 000 000
Lund University	1	12 000 000
Total	5	48 000 000

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 "Details".

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.