Natural and engineering sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Natural and engineering sciences 2022. Our total grant amount for 2022-2026 is more than 1,2 billion SEK.

Decision published 14:00 07 November 2022

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

Approval rates

Approval rates: Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	248	66	27%
Men	861	202	23%
Total	1109	268	24%

Approval rates: Starting grant*
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	123	25	20%
Men	317	40	13%
Total	440	65	15%

* Please note that the statistics were updated on 29 November, after the review process for starting grants within panel NT-M: Physics of Light and Matter 2022 was finalised.

Grant amounts

Amounts: Research Project grant (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	236 178 000	904 897
Men	737 438 000	925 267
Total	973 616 000	920 242

Amounts: Starting grant*
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	99 716 000	997 160
Men	158 458 000	990 363
Total	258 174 000	992 977

* Please note that the statistics were updated on 29 November, after the review process for starting grants within panel NT-M: Physics of Light and Matter 2022 was finalised.

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
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	58	213 648 000
Lund University	53	199 657 000
Uppsala University	47	173 774 000
Stockholm University	44	163 731 000
Chalmers University of Technology	25	94 154 000
Linköping University	25	92 772 000
Umeå University	19	68 826 000
University of Gothenburg	14	52 752 000
Karolinska Institutet	13	44 747 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	12	43 660 000
Lulea university of technology	8	29 932 000
Other	15	54 137 000
Total	333	1 231 790 000

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 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.