Humanities and social sciences

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded grants within Humanities and social sciences 2025. Our total grant amount for 2025-2029 is more than 445 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 03 November 2025

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 approved grants	Approval rate
Women	545	42	8 %
Men	586	47	8 %
Total	1131	89	8 %

Grant amount (SEK)

Research Project grant
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year (SEK)
Women	214 255 000	1 563 905
Men	230 927 000	1 539 513
Total	445 182 000	1 551 157

Administrating organisation‌‌

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount (SEK)
Stockholm University	20	100 860 000
University of Gothenburg	17	94 143 000
Uppsala University	17	87 495 000
Lund University	11	49 069 000
Linköping University	3	16 234 000
Örebro University	3	14 028 000
Karolinska Institutet	3	13 890 000
Malmö University	3	12 471 000
Umeå University	2	9 339 000
Linnaeus University	2	9 240 000
The Institute for Futures Studies (IFFS)	1	6 784 000
Halmstad University	1	5 004 000
Södertörn University	1	4 812 000
The Swedish Institute for Children's Books	1	4 743 000
Mälardalen Univeristy	1	4 701 000
Karlstad University	1	4 542 000
Mid Sweden University	1	4 362 000
University of Borås	1	3 465 000
Total	89	445 182 000

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 assessed to be of the lowest quality 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.