Decision published
08 November 2021
Total amount granted: 439 627 000 SEK
Humanities and social sciences
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Humanities and social sciences 2021. Our total grant amount for 2021-2025 is nearly 440 million SEK.
Decision published
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 | 488 | 49 | 10% |
Men | 514 | 51 | 10% |
Total | 1002 | 100 | 10% |
Approval rates per grant
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 445 | 43 | 10% |
Men | 477 | 48 | 10% |
Total | 922 | 91 | 10% |
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 43 | 6 | 14% |
Men | 37 | 3 | 8% |
Total | 80 | 9 | 11% |
Grant amounts
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 217 319 302 | 1 393 072 |
Men | 222 307 698 | 1 398 162 |
Total | 439 627 000 | 1 395 641 |
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 190 691 000 | 1 391 905 |
Men | 210 706 000 | 1 404 707 |
Total | 401 397 000 | 1 398 596 |
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 26 628 302 | 1 401 490 |
Men | 11 601 698 | 1 289 078 |
Total | 38 230 000 | 1 365 357 |
Administrating organisations
The table shows the administrating organisations that have been awarded funds.
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
Uppsala University | 20 | 88 953 600 |
Stockholm University | 18 | 73 185 000 |
Lund University | 15 | 65 621 600 |
University of Gothenburg | 9 | 42 787 688 |
Umeå University | 9 | 41 906 275 |
Södertörn University | 6 | 25 888 095 |
Karolinska Institutet | 5 | 22 613 000 |
Linnaeus University | 4 | 17 110 000 |
Linköping University | 4 | 16 585 842 |
Örebro University | 3 | 13 966 000 |
Institute for Futures Studies | 2 | 9 250 000 |
Other | 5 | 21 759 900 |
Total | 100 | 439 627 000 |
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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KONTAKT
Research project grant
Sara Packalén
Sara.Packalen@vr.se
+46 (0)8 546 44 091 External link.
Eva Bergström
eva.bergstrom@vr.se
+46 (0)8 546 44 141
Research project grant for research on civil society
Nevra Biltekin
Nevra.Biltekin@vr.se
+46 (0)8-122 974 48 External link.
Sebastian Renholm
sebastian.renholm@vr.se
+46 (0)8 546 44 065 External link.
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