Overview
A two-year, cross-disciplinary exploratory research grant providing SEK 1,000,000 per year to test potentially groundbreaking research ideas in Sweden.
Complete grant details
The open rolling call supports innovative and transformative research across all fields. Funding is a standard SEK 1,000,000 per year for two years, with a 2026 budgetary framework of SEK 100 million. Earliest grant start is December 2026.
Eligibility requirements
The project leader must hold a Swedish or equivalent foreign doctorate awarded more than two and no more than twelve years before the deadline, subject to deductible-time rules. They must have previously won at least SEK 2,000,000 in competitive external research funding as project leader with an eligible recent or ongoing grant, and apply with an approved Swedish administrating organisation. Up to six participating researchers may join.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the current Swedish Research Council page marked Open call. Rolling applications run 16 June–29 September 2026, ending at 14:00. Since the page does not explicitly label the timezone, deadline is intentionally null.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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