Decision published
25 November 2021
Total amount granted: 147 450 000
Distinguished professor grant within natural and engineering sciences
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within distinguished professor grant within natural and engineering sciences 2021. Our total grant amount for 2021–2030 is more than 147 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 | 9 | 1 | 11% |
Men | 48 | 2 | 4% |
Total | 57 | 3 | 5% |
Grant amounts
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 50 000 000 | 5 000 000 |
Men | 97 450 000 | 4 872 500 |
Total | 147 450 000 | 4 915 000 |
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
University of Gothenburg | 1 | 50 000 000 |
Swedish Museum of Natural History | 1 | 50 000 000 |
Chalmers University of Technology | 1 | 47 450 000 |
Total | 3 | 147 450 000 |
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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