Humanities and social sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded Research project grants within Humanities and social sciences 2023. Our total grant amount for 2024-2027 is 436 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
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	441	47	11 %
Men	453	50	11 %
Total	894	97	11 %

Grant amounts (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	206 810 000	1 397 365
Men	229 570 000	1 471 603
Total	436 380 000	1 435 461

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Stockholm University	24	99 523 000
University of Gothenburg	15	71 472 000
Uppsala University	14	66 757 000
Lund University	13	60 920 000
Umeå University	7	28 998 000
Karolinska Institutet	4	20 542 000
Linnaeus University	4	11 529 000
Mid Sweden University	2	10 522 000
Linköping University	2	9 985 000
Örebro University	2	9 839 000
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	2	8 331 000
Karlstad University	1	6 663 000
The Swedish Institute for Children's Books	1	6 184 000
Upplandsmuseet	1	4 879 000
Chalmers University of Technology	1	4 846 000
Malmö University	1	4 775 000
Södertörn University	1	4 623 000
University of Gävle	1	3 237 000
University College Stockholm	1	2 755 000
Total	97	436 380 000

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.