Natural and engineering sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Natural and engineering sciences 2023. Our total grant amount for 2023-2027 is almost 1,4 billion 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: project grant within natural and engineering sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	292	72	25 %
Men	917	201	22 %
Total	1209	273	23 %

Approval rates: project grant within cyber and information security
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	6	1	17 %
Men	41	11	27 %
Total	47	12	26 %

Approval rates: starting grant within natural and engineering sciences
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	143	29	20 %
Men	298	42	14 %
Total	441	71	16 %

Grant amounts

Grant amounts: project grant within natural and engineering sciences
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	279 771 000	974 812
Men	775 853 000	975 916
Total	1 055 624 000	975 623

Grant amounts: project grant within cyber and information security
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	4 100 000	1 025 000
Men	50 900 000	1 156 818
Total	55 000 000	1 145 833

Grant amounts: starting grant within natural and engineering sciences
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	116 000 000	1 000 000
Men	168 000 000	1 000 000
Total	284 000 000	1 000 000

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Uppsala University	73	284 316 000
Lund University	57	221 258 000
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	48	192 423 000
Chalmers University of Technology	36	143 142 000
Stockholm University	34	133 092 000
Linköping University	23	92 459 000
University of Gothenburg	22	85 655 000
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	17	65 050 000
Umeå University	14	55 766 000
Lulea university of technology	7	28 030 000
Linnaeus University	6	23 260 000
Karolinska Institutet	5	18 090 000
Örebro University	2	7 935 000
Malmö University	2	7 840 000
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB	2	7 512 000
Swedish Institute of Space Physics	2	7 170 000
Karlstad University	1	4 000 000
Mälardalen Univeristy	1	3 800 000
Swedish Museum of Natural History	1	3 712 000
University of Borås	1	3 632 000
University of Gävle	1	3 632 000
Chalmers Industriteknik	1	2 850 000
Total	356	1 394 624 000

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.