Artistic research

Grant decision has been made by The Swedish Research Council on project grants and International postdoc grant within artistic research 2021. In total, we granted more than 43 million SEK for the period 2021–2024.

Decision published 14:00 27 October 2021

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

Approval rates
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	48	6	13%
Men	36	6	17%
Total	84	12	14%

Approval rates: Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	45	5	11%
Men	33	5	15%
Total	78	10	13%

Approval rates: International postdoc grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	3	1	33%
Men	3	1	33%
Total	6	2	33%

Grant amounts
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	22 678 000	1 259 889
Men	20 581 000	1 210 647
Total	43 259 000	1 235 971

Grant amounts: Research project grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Woman	19 078 000	1 271 867
Men	16 981 000	1 212 929
Total	36 059 000	1 243 414

Grant amounts: International postdoc grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Woman	3 600 000	1 200 000
Men	3 600 000	1 200 000
Total	7 200 000	1 200 000

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
University of Gothenburg	3	9 229 000
Malmö University	2	5 089 000
Stockholm University of the Arts	2	7 467 000
University of Borås	1	4 488 000
University of Arts, Crafts and Design	1	3 600 000
Royal Institute of Art	1	4 497 000
Royal College of Music in Stockholm	1	4 395 000
Linköping University	1	4 494 000
Total	12	43 259 000

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.

All applications receive final statements that contain grades for all evaluation criteria. A certain proportion of the applications with the lowest grades are not discussed in detail at the panel meeting, and will therefore not receive detailed written comments on the grades. This enables more in-depth discussion of applications that have a reasonable chance of being funded.

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 30 days.

Note! The document “Approval of terms and conditions” (Godkännande av villkor) is published in Prisma within five calendar days after the grant decision has been published

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.