Natural and engineering sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Natural and engineering sciences 2020. Our total grant amount for 2020-2024 is more than 1,1 billion SEK.

Decision published 14:00 29 October 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.

Diagram över fördelningen mellan ämnesområden

"Other" in the pie chart above includes 28 different subject areas that (each) represent 2 per cent or less of the total.

Distribution between subject areas – in table form

Research subject area	Percent
Biological Sciences	21 %
Physical Sciences	17 %
Chemical Sciences	10 %
Earth and Related Environmental Sciences	9 %
Mathematics	8 %
Computer and information Sciences	6 %
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering	5 %
Mechanical Engineering	4 %
Materials Engineering	3 %
Other	17 %

Approval rates

Total
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	390	79	20%
Men	1278	245	19%
Total	1668	324	19%

Approval rates Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	250	61	24%
Men	932	193	21%
Total	1182	254	21%

Approval rates Starting grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	140	18	13%
Men	346	52	15%
Total	486	70	14%

Grant amounts

Total (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	278 927 800	888 305
Men	858 132 500	880 136
Total	1 137 060 300	882 126

Amounts Research project grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	211 683 800	874 726
Men	673 487 00	878 080
Total	885 170 800	877 275

Amounts Starting grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	67 244 000	933 944
Men	184 645 500	887 719
Total	251 889 500	899 605

Administrating organisations

The table shows the 10 administrating organisations that have been awarded the most funds.

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Uppsala University	65	226 488 200
Lund University	47	163 995 800
Royal Institute of Technology	43	153 265 000
Chalmers University of Technology	43	149 053 600
Stockholm University	39	135 811 000
Linköping University	22	80 878 000
University of Gothenburg	22	76 558 600
Umeå University	15	52 877 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	11	38 502 400
Karolinska Institutet	5	18 081 000
Total	312	1 095 510 600

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.