Educational sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Educational sciences 2023. Our total grant amount for 2024-2027 is almost 184 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 06 November 2023

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

Approval rates

Approval rates: research project grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	186	18	10 %
Men	120	12	10 %
Total	306	30	10 %

Approval rates: starting grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	15	2	13 %
Men	4	1	25 %
Total	19	3	16 %

Approval rates: exploratory workshop
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	3	1	33 %
Men	6	4	67 %
Total	9	5	56 %

Approval rates: network grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	9	4	44 %
Men	4	1	25 %
Total	13	5	38 %

Grant amounts

Grant amounts: research project grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	97 070 335	1 448 811
Men	67 921 859	1 476 562
Total	164 992 194	1 460 108

Grant amounts: starting grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	7 408 907	926 113
Men	3 991 000	997 750
Total	11 399 907	949 992

Grant amounts: exploratory workshop
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	398 000	199 000
Men	1 022 000	170 333
Total	1 420 000	177 500

Grant amounts: network grant within educational sciences
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	4 631 250	385 938
Men	1 197 000	399 000
Total	5 828 250	388 550

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
University of Gothenburg	7	25 196 855
Linköping University	6	27 856 570
Karlstad University	5	9 456 000
Malmö University	4	20 597 472
Umeå University	4	15 980 907
Stockholm University	4	11 851 553
Uppsala University	3	17 683 696
Örebro University	3	16 285 922
Södertörn University	2	11 906 442
Lund University	2	11 484 000
University of Gävle	1	5 989 934
Linnaeus University	1	5 869 000
University West	1	3 482 000
Total	43	183 640 351

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.