Decision published
02 June 2025
Total amount granted: 35 700 000 SEK
International postdoc within humanities and social sciences as well as educational sciences (spring call)
In the 2025 Spring call for international postdoc grant within humanities and social sciences including educational sciences, the Swedish Research Council approved 9 out of 90 applications. Nearly 36 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2025–2028.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Applicants | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Women | 42 | 4 | 10 % |
Men | 48 | 5 | 10 % |
Total | 90 | 9 | 10 % |
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 15 900 000 | 1 325 000 |
Men | 19 800 000 | 1 320 000 |
Total | 35 700 000 | 1 322 222 |
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
Uppsala University | 3 | 12 150 000 |
Kristianstad University | 1 | 4 050 000 |
Stockholm University | 1 | 3 900 000 |
Lund University | 1 | 3 900 000 |
Jönköping University | 1 | 3 900 000 |
University of Gothenburg | 1 | 3 900 000 |
Malmö University | 1 | 3 900 000 |
Total | 9 | 35 700 000 |
Host country | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland | 13 | 2 | 15 % |
Germany | 10 | 2 | 20 % |
Denmark | 14 | 2 | 14 % |
USA | 14 | 1 | 7 % |
Belgium | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Others | 31 | 0 | - |
Total | 90 | 9 | 10 % |
*Applicants can choose more than one host country.
What happens after the grant decision?
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.
Read more about how to find your decision in Prisma. External link.
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.
The first payment will normally be made during July. The grant is then paid out monthly, provided the “Approval of terms and conditions” have been signed.
Yes, it is up to you and your employer/administrating organisation 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.
However, for international postdoc grants you must start the project within six months after the start of the grant period. Exceptions can be made only if you have valid reasons for further delaying the project start, such as parental leave or long-term absence due to illness. Other employment or commitments are not valid reasons for delaying the project start with more than six months.
Please observe: The grant period (the period when funds are paid out to the administrating organisation) has predetermined dates that cannot be changed. Please refer to your document “Approval of terms and conditions” in Prisma for the dates of your grant.
Funds that have been paid out to the administrating organisation are available for you once you start your project.
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.
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