Decision published
08 December 2025
Total amount granted: 33 525 000 SEK
International postdoc within humanities and social sciences, including educational sciences (autumn call)
In the 2025 autumn call for international postdoc grant within humanities and social sciences, including educational sciences, the Swedish Research Council approved 9 out of 97 applications. More almost 34 million SEK will be allocated over the period 2026–2028.
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 | 45 | 4 | 9% |
Men | 52 | 5 | 10 |
Total | 97 | 9 | 9 |
Grant amounts (SEK)
Applicants | Total grant amount | Average grant amount per year |
|---|---|---|
Women | 15 600 000 | 1 300 000 |
Men | 17 925 000 | 1 493 750 |
Total | 33 525 000 | 1 396 875 |
Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation
Administrating organisation | Number of approved grants | Total grant amount |
|---|---|---|
Uppsala University | 3 | 11 850 000 |
Stockholm University | 3 | 9 825 000 |
Karolinska Institutet | 1 | 4 050 000 |
Södertörn University | 1 | 3 900 000 |
The Institute for Futures Studies | 1 | 3 900 000 |
Total | 9 | 33 525 000 |
Applications per host country*
Host country | Number of applications | Number of approved grants | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
USA | 7 | 2 | 29 % |
United Kingdom and Northern Ireland | 12 | 1 | 8 % |
Austria | 4 | 1 | 25 % |
Denmark | 17 | 1 | 6 % |
Germany | 10 | 1 | 10 % |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 100 % |
Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 17 % |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 33 % |
Others | 37 | 0 | 0 % |
Total | 97 | 9 | 9 % |
*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 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.
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 January. 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 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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