Project grant within artistic research

The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded project grants within within artistic research 2026. Our total grant amount for 2027-2029 is nearly 36 million SEK.
Please note that grant decision for International postdoc within artistic research will be published 28 October.

Decision published 14:00 30 September 2026

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	47	4	9 %
Men	46	4	9 %
Total	93	8	9 %

**Grant amounts (SEK)**
Applicants	Total grant amount	Average grant amount per year
Women	17 865 000	1 488 750
Men	17 998 000	1 499 833
Total	35 863 000	1 494 292

**Approved grants and amounts per administrating organisation‌‌**
Administrating organisation	Number of approved grants	Total grant amount
Institute for Futures Studies	1	4 500 000
Lulea university of technology	1	4 500 000
Royal Institute of Art	1	4 500 000
Stockholm University of the Arts	1	4 500 000
Univeristy of Arts, Crafts and Design	1	4 498 000
Stockholm University	1	4 495 000
Statens musikverk – National Collections of Music, Theatre and Dance	1	4 473 000
Lund University	1	4 397 000
Totalsumma	8	35 863 000

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.

How to find the final statement:

Open the page Applications and grants.
Click the button Details for the relevant application.
Click the button Deeds in the next view.
The available documents are listed in a table, with the option to download them in PDF-format.

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.