Decision published
30 April 2026
Total amount granted: Not specified
Grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026
The Swedish Research Council has decided which higher education institutions will receive funding under the call Grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026. In this first round of decisions, three higher education institution will receive funding to recruit a prominent researcher each, whose research activities have been outside Europe.
Decision published
Please note that only notice in Prisma guarantees that a grant has been approved.
Applications approved 30 April 2026
- Uppsala University: Janet Fanslow, professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Nya Zeeland
- Stockholm University: Jessie Creamean, researcher, Colorado State University, USA
- Umeå University: Laila Andersson, researcher, University of Colorado, USA
The decision was based on 8 submitted applications. Decisions relating to this call will be published rolling, following handling and decision. Next round of decisions is planned for the end of June. The call is open until 10 November 2026.
About the grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden
The purpose of the grant is to give higher education institutions and other research organisations the opportunity to develop and strengthen a research field by recruiting, in the near future, a prominent researcher who is currently employed and active in research outside Europe. The grant of 2 million SEK shall be used for expenses arising from the recruitment, and to fund salary for employment in Sweden during a limited period.
What happens after the grant decision?
A few days after the grant decision has been published, the decision and final statement for the application can be found on the organisation’s account in Prisma.
Read more about how to find your decision in Prisma. External link.
If the application has been approved, the document "Approval of terms and conditions" will be published on the Prisma account of the responsible applicant or the main responsible for the organisation account. The document describes the terms and conditions of the grant and must be signed as soon as possible – but no later than 30 days.
Read more about signing organisational applications in Prisma. External link.
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 is made in connection with the start of the grant period. The grant is then paid out monthly provided that the "Approval of terms and conditions" has been signed.
Yes, as long as it does not affect the ability to carry out the activities within the grant period, the grant’s availability period, and the terms and conditions of the grant. The grant’s availability period is the time during which the funding may be used.
You can read more about how your application has been assessed in the call text under In the call text under "How your application is assessed," there is more information about how the application has been assessed. A link to the call can be found on the right-hand side of this page.
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