Medicine and health

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Medicine and health 2023. Our total grant amount for 2023-2028 is almost 1,26 billion SEK.

Decision published 14:00 31 October 2023

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

Approval rates

Approval rates: research project grant within medicine and health
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	405	100	25 %
Men	492	133	27 %
Total	897	233	26 %

Approval rates: project grant for research into viruses and pandemics – from fundamental mechanisms to medical interventions
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	24	9	38 %
Men	55	7	13 %
Total	79	16	20 %

Approval rates: research project grant for development of methods to replace, reduce and refine animal experiments (3R)
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	28	2	7 %
Men	28	4	14 %
Total	56	6	11 %

Approval rates: starting grant within medicine and health
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	97	15	15 %
Men	124	19	15 %
Total	221	34	15 %

Approval rates: consolidator grant within medicine and health
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	49	1	2 %
Men	60	6	10 %
Total	109	7	6 %

Approval rates: grant for research time in a clinical environment
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	19	2	11 %
Men	13	2	15 %
Total	32	4	13 %

Approval rates: grant for research time within primary care
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	12	2	17 %
Men	2	0	0 %
Total	14	2	14 %

Grant amounts

Grant amounts: research project grant within medicine and health
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	346 250 000	1 018 382
Men	533 861 000	1 135 874
Total	880 111 000	1 086 557

Grant amounts: project grant for research into viruses and pandemics – from fundamental mechanisms to medical interventions
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	33 000 000	1 222 222
Men	27 600 000	1 314 286
Total	60 600 000	1 262 500

Grant amounts: research project grant for development of methods to replace, reduce and refine animal experiments (3R)
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	4 333 334	722 222
Men	8 666 666	722 222
Total	13 000 000	722 222

**Grant amounts: starting grant within medicine and health**
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	90 000 000	1 500 000
Men	114 000 000	1 500 000
Total	204 000 000	1 500 000

**Grant amounts: consolidator grant within medicine and health**
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	10 000 000	2 000 000
Men	52 042 750	1 734 758
Total	62 042 750	1 772 650

**Grant amounts: grant for research time in a clinical environment**
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	14 120 000	1 765 000
Men	13 590 000	1 510 000
Total	27 710 000	1 630 000

**Grant amounts: grant for research time within primary care**
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	11 100 000	1 850 000
Men	0	0
Total	11 100 000	1 850 000

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌ (all support forms included)
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Karolinska Institutet	141	645 952 750
Lund University	43	181 250 000
University of Gothenburg	39	157 066 667
Uppsala University	37	133 566 667
Umeå University	14	52 111 000
Linköping University	14	43 933 334
Stockholm University	5	14 166 667
Region Skåne	2	7 950 000
Region Västra Götaland	1	4 800 000
Örebro University	1	4 800 000
Linnaeus University	1	3 600 000
Chalmers University of Technology	1	2 400 000
Jönköping University	1	2 400 000
Malmö University	1	2 400 000
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	1	2 166 665
Total	302	1 258 563 750

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.