Development research

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within development research 2020. Our total grant amount for 2021–2023 is more than 172 miljoner million SEK.

As we have been waiting for notification on the development aid budget, we have previously only given notice of projects awarded grants within a limited budget framework. On 2 December 2020, we published one list of these projects and one list of projects that were recommended for funding.

Now, on 18 January 2021, we can confirm that even the recommended projects will also be awarded grants under the 2020 call for development research.

Decisions within Network grant for international collaboration - Swedish Research Links were published earlier this autumn.

Decision published 14:00 02 December 2020

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

Distribution between subject areas

This is how funding is distributed between different subject area, based on the research subjects (Statistics Sweden codes) stated by applicants in their applications.
Approved grants within Network grant for international collaboration - Swedish Research Links is included.

"Other" in the pie chart above includes 19 different subject areas that (each) represents 3 % or less of the total. The categories are diverse research subjects in Natural and Engineering Sciences, Medicine and Health, Agriculture and veterinary medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities and Artistic Research.

Distribution between subject areas – in table form

Research subject area	Percent
Health Sciences	28 %
Biology	10 %
Political Science	8 %
Other Social Sciences	8 %
Clinical Medicine	5 %
Social and Economic Geography	5 %
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries	5 %
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences	4 %
Other	27 %

Approval rates

Total
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	104	16	15 %
Men	115	25	22 %
Total	219	41	19 %

Approval rates: Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	104	16	15 %
Men	109	21	19 %
Totalt	213	37	17 %

Beviljandegrad: internationell postdok
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	-	-	-
Men	6	4	67 %
Total	6	4	67 %

Grant amounts

Total (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	68 111 472	1 449 180
Men	104 141 094	1 388 548
Total	172 252 566	1 411 906

Grant amounts: Research Project grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	68 111 472	1 449 180
Men	91 541 094	1 453 033
Total	159 652 566	1 451 387

Grant amounts: International postdoc (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	-	-
Men	12 600 000	1 050 000
Total	12 600 000	12 600 000

Administrating organisations

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

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation (SEK)
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Göteborgs universitet	8	35 105 097
Lunds universitet	6	25 153 650
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet	6	24 925 152
Karolinska institutet	6	23 432 667
Uppsala universitet	5	19 840 398
Stockholms universitet	3	13 258 179
Linköpings universitet	3	12 899 400
Högskolan i Skövde	1	4 497 000
Utrikespolitiska institutet	1	4 432 380
Umeå universitet	1	438 0123
Chalmers tekniska högskola	1	4 328 520
Totalt	41	172 252 566

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.