Much of our research funding goes to projects where researchers themselves have formulated the research questions and developed methods for answering these.
Some of our calls for research projects include a specific thematic focus. Other grants aim to facilitate career development for researchers and increase their mobility within the research community.
Information about all research projects can be found in Swecris
We fund research in all scientific fields
Artistic research
The Swedish Research Council's supports practice-proximate research of the highest scientific quality within Artistic research. On this page you will find news and publications related to artistic research. Here you can also read about the projects we finance.
Examples of research that we fund within Artistic research
Clinical therapy research
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In clinical therapy research, we provide support to clinical studies in the form of major collaboration projects. The studies are based on the needs of health and medical care, and it must be possible to see benefits to patients and society within 5 years of the end of the projects.
Examples of research that we fund within Clinical therapy research
Educational sciences External link.
Educational sciences research is about the global, societal, institutional, societal, economic, historical, and discursive conditions where cultural formation, education, teaching, and learning occurs.
Examples of research that we fund within Educational sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Research in humanities and social sciences relates to how society works, and how cultural values are created and spread.
Examples of research that we fund within Humanities and Social Sciences
Medicine and health External link.
Medical research provides knowledge of how the human body works and how diseases can be prevented, and how they arise and are treated.
Examples of research that we fund within Medicine and health
Natural and engineering sciences External link.
Research into nature provides new knowledge of everything from the smallest particles to the entire universe. Research in engineering provides preconditions for the technical systems that form the basis for areas such as industrial development.
Examples of research that we fund within Natural and engineering sciences
Development research External link.
Development research is relevant to the fight against poverty and for sustainable development in least developed countries.
Examples of research that we fund within Development research
15 new centres of excellence are being built up
The Swedish Research Council is funding 15 centres of excellence as from 2024. These centers will drive innovative research and educational activities around a central theme.
Learn more about the Swedish Research Council’s centers of excellence
We are responsible for six national research programs
The Swedish government has initiated 13 national research programmes. The Swedish Research Council is responsible for six of these. All programmes are broad, ten-year initiatives aimed at coordinating research within a particular area. Each programme gathers those performing the research, those funding the research and stakeholders in society, to work together to improve our ability to manage the societal challenges indicated by the Government.
The programmes support multi-disciplinary research, and shall function as a link to international research collaborations. They are also intended to contribute to increasing the connection to research in higher education.
This national research programme aims to preserve the opportunities for effective treatment of bacterial infections in humans and animals.
This national research programme highlights the causes and consequences of migration. How can we create inclusive societies?
The research programme in crime shall add new knowledge about the causes and consequences of criminality, and also about methods for preventing and fighting crime.
The research programme is part of the Government’s strategy and action plan to counteract and reduce segregation in Sweden. It covers research in all scientific fields, and also cross-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches.
The research programme shall contribute new knowledge about how digitalisation impacts on and is impacted by social and cultural relationships, working life, education, organisations, markets, and the democratic system, including public administration.
National research programme in the societal consequences of digitalisation
This national research programme is part of the Government’s long-term strategy and action plan to counteract and reduce virus outbreaks and pandemics.
Formas and the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare are responsible for the other national research programmes. Formas is responsible for climate, sustainable spatial planning, food and oceans, and Water. The Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare is responsible for programmes about applied welfare research, mental health research, and working life research.
