Educational sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Educational sciences 2024. Our total grant amount for 2025-2028 is more then 169 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 31 October 2024

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

Approval rates

Research project grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	184	15	8 %
Men	128	15	12 %
Total	312	30	10 %

Exploratory workshops
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	8	3	38 %
Men	5	1	20 %
Total	13	4	31 %

Network grant
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of grants	Approval rate
Women	9	2	22 %
Men	6	2	33 %
Total	15	4	27 %

Grant amount (SEK)

Research project grant
Applicants	Total grant amount (SEK)	Average grant amount per year (SEK)
Women	80 122 341	1 483 747
Men	82 979 502	1 481 777
Total	163 101 843	1 482 744

Exploratory workshops
Applicants	Total grant amount (SEK)	Average grant amount per year (SEK)
Women	830 783	138 464
Men	400 000	200 000
Total	1 230 783	153 848

Network grant
Applicants	Total grant amount (SEK)	Average grant amount per year (SEK)
Women	2 397 000	399 500
Men	2 369 060	394 843
Total	4 766 060	397 172

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount (SEK)
University of Gothenburg	8	37 388 511
Umeå University	5	23 241 311
Uppsala University	4	22 480 784
Lund University	4	20 802 326
Stockholm University	3	12 327 136
Linköping University	3	12 270 621
Örebro University	2	2 394 060
Karolinska Institutet	1	5 989 000
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	1	5 940 520
Karlstad University	1	5 895 000
Malmö University	1	5 845 349
The Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)	1	4 462 279
Linnaeus University	1	4 288 799
Dalarna University	1	4 286 860
Mid Sweden University	1	1 200 000
Mälardalen University	1	286 130
Totalsumma	38	169 098 686

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.