International postdoc grant

In the 2020 Autumn call for international postdoc grant the Swedish Research Council approved 41 out of 169 applications. Nearly 125 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2021–2023.

Decision published 14:00 11 December 2020

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

Approval rates

Total approval rates
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	81	17	21 %
Men	88	24	27 %
Total	169	41	24 %

Approval rates per subject area
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Humanities and social sciences	69	17	25 %
Natural and engineering sciences	63	15	24 %
Medicine and health	31	8	26 %
Educational sciences	5	0	0 %
Artistic research	1	1	100 %
Total	169	41	24 %

Grant amounts

Total
Applicants	Total grant amount
Women	50 400 000
Men	74 550 000
Total	124 950 000

Amounts per subject area
Applicants	Total grant amount
Humanities and social sciences	50 400 000
Natural and engineering sciences	47 250 000
Medicine and health	25 200 000
Artistic research	2 100 000
Educational sciences	0
Total	124 950 000

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Uppsala University	9	28 350 000
Lunds University	7	21 000 000
Stockholms University	6	17 850 000
Karolinska Institutet	5	15 750 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	4	12 600 000
Univeristy of Gothenburg	3	9 450 000
Umeå University	3	8 400 000
The Royal College of Music	1	2 100 000
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan	1	3 150 000
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute	1	3 150 000
Söderturn University	1	3 150 000
Total	41	124 950 000

Approved grants per host country
Host country	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
United Kingdom	35	12	34 %
USA	29	7	24 %
Germany	10	4	40 %
Canada	11	4	36 %
France	10	3	30 %
Norway	4	2	50 %
Belgium	5	2	40 %
Finland	5	2	40 %
Denmark	13	2	15 %
Czech Republic	1	1	100 %
South Africa	4	1	25 %
Australia	7	1	14 %
Other	35	0	0 %
Total	169	41	24 %

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 international postdoc grants, this usually means that you must start the project within 6 months.

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.