Educational Sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Educational sciences 2021. Our total grant amount for 2021-2025 is 181 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 04 November 2021

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

Approval rates

Total
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	163	23	14%
Men	111	19	17%
Total	274	42	15%

Approval rates per grant

Approval rates: Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	141	16	11%
Men	102	16	16%
Total	243	32	13%

Approval rates: Starting grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	12	2	17%
Men	4	0	0%
Total	16	2	13%

Approval rates: Exploratory workshops within educational sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	3	2	67%
Men	3	3	100%
Total	6	5	83%

Approval rates: Network grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rates
Women	7	3	43%
Men	2	0	0%
Total	9	3	33%

Grant amounts

Total (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	97 812 497	1 222 656
Men	83 292 892	1 322 109
Total	181 105 389	1 266 471

Amounts: Research Project grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	86 003 397	1 457 685
Men	82 363 052	1 420 053
Total	168 366 449	1 439 029

Amounts: Starting grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	7 467 221	933 403
Men	0	0
Total	7 467 221	933 403

Amounts: Exploratory workshops within educational sciences (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount approved	Average grant amount per year
Women	744 000	186 000
Men	929 840	185 968
Total	1 673 840	185 982

Amounts: Network grant within educational sciences (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount approved	Average grant amount per year
Women	3 597 879	399 764
Men	0	0
Total	3 597 879	399 764

Administrating organisations

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

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
University of Gothenburg	8	31 996 640
Linköping University	7	26 321 085
Stockholm University	6	23 557 415
Uppsala University	6	31 098 023
Malmö University	4	23 974 098
Karlstad University	3	10 185 361
Örebro University	3	13 118 440
Mälardalen University	2	10 381 844
Umeå University	2	4 739 000
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences	1	5 733 483
Total	42	181 105 389

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.