Network grant for planning future excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded network grant for planning future excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies. Our total grant amount is 48 million SEK.

Decision published 14:00 18 September 2025

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

Approval rates
Applicants	Number of applications	Number of approved grants	Approval rate
Women	58	10	17 %
Men	133	30	23 %
Total	191	40	21 %

Grant amounts (SEK)
Applicants	Total grant amount
Women	12 000 000
Men	36 000 000
Total	48 000 000

Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
KTH, Royal Institute of Technology	8	9 600 000
Lund University	8	9 600 000
Linköping University	5	6 000 000
Chalmers University of Technology	5	6 000 000
University of Gothenburg	4	4 800 000
Karolinska Institutet	4	4 800 000
Uppsala University	3	3 600 000
Stockholm University	2	2 400 000
Lulea university of technology	1	1 200 000
Total	40	48 000 000

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 1 October.

Since the purpose of this network grant is to provide six months to work on planning for a future application for a cluster of excellence in groundbreaking technologies, it is important that the approval is granted swiftly so that the projects can begin on 1 October.

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 be made no earlier than October. The grant is then paid out monthly throughout 2025, provided the “Approval of terms and conditions” have been signed.

Is it possible to delay the project start?

No, this is a network grant that will run for a maximum of six months and must be reported through a final report no later than 31 March, 2026. Further details regarding the applicable terms are outlined in the grant conditions.

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.