Decision published
07 June 2021
Total amount granted: 48 050 000 SEK
International postdoc within natural and engineering sciences (spring call)
In the 2021 Spring call for international postdoc grant within natural and engineering sciences, the Swedish Research Council approved 14 out of 63 applications. 48 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2021–2024.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 22 | 5 | 23 % |
Men | 41 | 9 | 22 % |
Total | 63 | 14 | 22 % |
Applicants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|
Women | 17 850 000 |
Men | 30 200 000 |
Total | 48 050 000 |
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology | 3 | 10 650 000 |
Linköping University | 3 | 10 500 000 |
Chalmers University of Technology | 2 | 7 050 000 |
University of Gothenburg | 2 | 7 050 000 |
Uppsala University | 2 | 5 750 000 |
Karolinska Institutet | 1 | 3 600 000 |
Lund University | 1 | 3 450 000 |
Total | 14 | 48 050 000 |
Host country | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 17 | 4 | 24 % |
Italy | 2 | 2 | 100 % |
Canada | 2 | 2 | 100 % |
Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 33 % |
Belgium | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 33 % |
USA | 15 | 1 | 7 % |
Other | 16 | 0 | 0 % |
Total | 63 | 14 | 22 % |
*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?
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.
Read more about how to find your decision in Prisma. External link.
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 35 days.
The first payment will normally be made during June. The grant is then paid out monthly, provided the “Approval of terms and conditions” have been signed.
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.
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.
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