Natural and Engineering Sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Natural and engineering sciences 2021. Our total grant amount for 2021-2025 is more than 1,2 billion 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	389	77	20%
Men	1293	258	20%
Total	1682	335	20%

Approval rates per grant

Approval rates: Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	246	56	23%
Men	954	214	22%
Total	1200	270	23%

Approval rates: Starting grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	143	21	15%
Men	339	44	13%
Total	482	65	13%

Grant amounts

Total (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	284 013 000	937 337
Men	955 531 000	937 714
Total	1 239 544 000	937 628

Amounts: Research Project grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	200 013 000	913 301
Men	780 063 000	925 342
Total	980 076 000	922 859

Amounts: Starting grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	84 000 000	1 000 000
Men	175 468 000	996 977
Total	259 468 000	997 954

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
Lund University	56	205 935 000
Stockholm University	53	191 808 000
Uppsala University	49	180 468 000
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	46	171 394 000
Chalmers University of Technology	31	113 151 000
University of Gothenburg	23	87 508 000
Umeå University	19	72 481 000
Linköping University	17	64 062 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	13	48 444 000
Karolinska Institutet	6	22 052 000
Other	22	82 241 000
Total	335	1 239 544 000

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.