About
Skolverket (The Swedish National Agency for Education) is a Swedish government agency responsible for ensuring that all children and students receive an education that is equitable and of good quality in a safe environment. The agency works with curricula, teaching guidelines, assessments, statistics and evaluations, state grants (statsbidrag), teacher certification (legitimation), and professional development for educators across the Swedish school system.
Funding Opportunities
Statsbidrag för säkerhetshöjande åtgärder 2026
This state grant from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) supports school authorities in security work for crime prevention purposes. The grant is intended for costs related to security-enhancing measures within the school system. Security-enhancing measures include physical and technical measures aimed at increasing safety and preventing crime at preschool and school units, such as installing access control systems, protective barriers, or expanded camera surveillance in schools. The grant can also be used for other types of measures as long as the purpose is to increase security and prevent crime. The grant can be used to cover costs already incurred or expected to be incurred during the grant year 2026 (January 1 – December 31, 2026). A total of 300 million SEK is available for distribution in 2026. All eligible school authorities receive a contribution limit proportionally based on the number of children and students they have in relation to the total number of children and students across all school authorities. No contribution limit shall be less than 30,000 SEK.
Statsbidrag för regionalt yrkesvux 2027
This state grant supports regional vocational adult education (yrkesvux) in Sweden for 2027. The grant aims to expand educational offerings for adults seeking vocational training within municipal adult education (komvux), with education potentially offered as combination training, apprenticeship training, or professional driver training. The program requires collaboration between at least three municipalities to plan, dimension, and offer education together, with the goal of increasing educational availability for individuals and meeting labor market needs across the collaborating municipalities. The education must be organized in consultation with employer representatives, regional authorities, and the Swedish Public Employment Service.
Statsbidrag för praktiknära forskning och utveckling 2026/27
This state grant supports teachers and preschool teachers with doctoral degrees to dedicate part of their working time to practice-based research and development work. The grant aims to promote research and development in the school system that generates direct benefit and usability in operations while strengthening education's scientific foundation. The research projects should be based on identified problems in teaching practice, have clear purposes, and demonstrate concrete connections to instruction and long-term development of operations. Eligible applicants include municipal, independent, and other organizers of Swedish educational institutions from preschool through adult education. The grant provides salary compensation for up to 15% of a teacher's time (Skolverket covers maximum half of the cost, with organizers financing at least the other half). Teachers must be employed, hold teaching certification, have a doctoral degree in subject didactics or a teaching subject, and dedicate a portion of their time to practice-based research.
Statsbidrag för personalförstärkning 2026
This state grant from the Swedish National Agency for Education (Skolverket) aims to enable school authorities to hire or commission staff within student health services, special education teachers, teaching relief staff, and teaching assistants. The grant covers half the cost of full-time employment or assignments during the grant year, based on standardized amounts according to national salary statistics for different professional categories. The funding is intended to provide schools with better conditions to meet students' needs for support measures in teaching, strengthen access to student health personnel, and improve safety and study environment in schools.
Statsbidrag för nordiska elever 2026
This Swedish government grant provides funding for students from other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Åland) who are not registered residents of Sweden to study in Sweden on the same terms as Swedish students. The grant covers students in upper secondary education (gymnasieskola) and adult education at basic and upper secondary levels. The funding is designed to support educational opportunities for Nordic students and facilitate cross-border educational mobility within the Nordic region. Applications are accepted twice yearly, corresponding to the spring and fall terms. The grant amount is calculated based on specific national price lists and educational programs, with different rates for different types of education.
Statsbidrag för maxtaxa 2026
This is a Swedish government grant program that provides state subsidies to municipalities to compensate them for implementing maximum fee systems (maxtaxa) in preschools, after-school care centers, and pedagogical care facilities. The grant is distributed automatically to municipalities that apply the maximum fee system, requiring no application process. The program aims to reduce household costs for childcare and after-school services. Starting July 1, 2026, new regulations will lower fees for families by changing how fee-based income is calculated, with households earning less than 10,001 SEK paying no fees. The 2026 allocation includes a 1 billion SEK increase to be distributed to all municipalities in autumn 2026.
Statsbidrag för lärcentrum 2027
This is a government grant program in Sweden supporting the development of learning centers (lärcentrum). The program aims to stimulate the establishment of new learning centers or development of existing ones where students can receive support in their learning and meet other students. The grant requires collaboration between at least two municipalities unless there are special circumstances. Learning centers serve as meeting places for studies and professional development, organized by one or more municipalities, where students are offered support from teachers and staff and given the opportunity to meet other students. The centers can be accessible for studies within municipal adult education, vocational higher education, university and college, and other forms of education. The grant is intended to promote access to education and increase student completion rates.
Statsbidrag för lärcentrum 2026
Statsbidraget kan användas till att stimulera utveckling av lärcentrum för att elever ska få stöd i sitt lärande och möjlighet att möta andra elever. Kommuner kan använda statsbidraget till insatser för att utveckla ett nytt eller befintligt lärcentrum. Lärcentrum är en verksamhet som organiseras av en eller flera kommuner där studerande erbjuds stöd i sitt lärande från lärare och annan personal samt ges möjlighet att möta andra studerande. Lärcentrum ska främja tillgången till utbildning och genomströmning i utbildningen. Kommunala huvudmän och kommunalförbund för komvux kan söka statsbidraget, och minst två kommuner ska ingå i en ansökan eftersom bidraget kräver att kommuner samverkar om utvecklingen av lärcentrum. Totalt 50 miljoner kronor finns att fördela för 2026, och om det kommer in ansökningar om mer bidrag än det totalt finns att fördela gör Skolverket ett urval där insatserna vägs mot varandra.
Statsbidrag för lokalkostnader till svenska utlandsskolor 2027
This state grant is provided to cover premises costs for Swedish overseas schools for the facilities needed for the education of Swedish expatriate students. The grant covers 50 percent of the annual cost for premises required for the education of Swedish overseas students. Eligible costs include rent for necessary teaching facilities, interest and depreciation on investments in school buildings, operating costs such as heating and lighting, property tax and insurance, ongoing maintenance, and security services under special circumstances. The grant is intended as general financial support for school operations, with school administrators deciding how the funds are used to cover operational costs.
Statsbidrag för internationell gymnasial utbildning (IB-utbildning) 2027
This state grant provides financial support for teaching costs for international upper secondary education organized by the municipalities of Stockholm and Gothenburg, and Sigtuna Humanistiska Läroverket. The education can lead to the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. The grant is specifically designed to support educational costs for students who do not have a home municipality obligated to pay for their education, including Swedish students abroad and other non-municipally funded students. The funding is calculated per annual student place and is based on the national price list for the Natural Science Programme, including meals.
Statsbidrag för inköp av läroböcker och lärarhandledningar 2026
This Swedish state grant is designed to strengthen students' access to textbooks and teachers' access to teaching manuals. The grant is administered by Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education) and available to municipal, state, regional, and independent school organizers for preschool class, compulsory school, adapted compulsory school, special school, and Sami school. The grant must be used for the purchase of printed textbooks (with or without digital components) and teaching manuals that support lesson planning and implementation. The funding is intended to increase purchases beyond historical spending levels, requiring applicants to maintain their average spending from the previous three years before accessing grant funds. For 2026, 555 million SEK is available for distribution among eligible organizers.
Statsbidrag för inköp av litteratur 2026
Detta statsbidrag ska användas till tryckta skönlitterära och facklitterära böcker för att stärka barns och elevers tillgång till olika typer av litteratur. Bidraget är tillgängligt för huvudmän inom förskola, förskoleklass, grundskola, anpassade grundskola, specialskola, sameskola, gymnasieskola och anpassad gymnasieskola. För bidragsomgången 2026 finns det 500 miljoner kronor att fördela. Huvudmän tilldelas bidragsramar baserat på antal barn och elever, och ingen bidragsram understiger 1 500 kronor. För att vara berättigad till bidraget måste huvudmän själva finansiera inköp motsvarande minst 20 procent av den begärda bidragssumman. Bidraget ska användas för kostnader under perioden 1 januari till 31 december 2026 och kan ersätta både redan genomförda och förväntade kostnader under bidragsåret.
Statsbidrag för fjärrundervisning i nationella minoritetsspråk 2026/27
This state grant is provided as compensation for additional costs related to distance learning in mother tongue education for national minority languages. The national minority languages are Finnish, Yiddish, Meänkieli, Romani Chib, and Sami. School authorities are obligated to arrange mother tongue education in the national minority languages if a student wishes to receive such education. Students belonging to one of the national minorities have a stronger right to mother tongue education than other students. The grant can be used for costs associated with the salary of teachers conducting mother tongue education or the salary of supervisors present in the classroom where students participate in distance learning. The grant is available for both purchased distance learning and distance learning that the school authority provides itself.
Statsbidrag för Lärarlönelyftet 2026/27
The State Grant for Teacher Salary Enhancement (Lärarlönelyftet) is a Swedish government funding program designed to provide salary increases for particularly qualified teachers and preschool teachers. The grant aims to improve educational quality by providing financial incentives for teachers who demonstrate excellence and commitment to developing teaching methods. The program is administered by Skolverket (Swedish National Agency for Education) and provides funding to municipal, independent, and state school organizers for pre-school class, compulsory school, adapted compulsory school, special school, Sami school, upper secondary school, and adapted upper secondary school. The funding must be used to increase salaries for teachers who meet specific qualifications, including demonstrated interest and ability to develop teaching independently and with colleagues, thereby improving student results or goal achievement. Teachers eligible for the program must dedicate at least 75% of their working time to teaching, tasks related to teaching, or other tasks of a pedagogical nature, and must hold proper teaching certification.
Statsbidrag för Lärarlönelyftet 2025/26
The Teacher Salary Boost (Lärarlönelyftet) is a Swedish state grant program designed to increase salaries for particularly qualified teachers and preschool teachers. The grant aims to reward teachers who have demonstrated excellence in developing teaching methods, improving student results, and contributing to collegial learning. The program allocates funds to school principals (municipalities, independent schools, and state schools) who then distribute salary increases to qualified teachers. Teachers must meet specific criteria including holding teaching certification, dedicating at least 75% of their work time to teaching or pedagogical tasks, and demonstrating special qualifications such as taking responsibility for developing teaching through collegial learning, supporting new teachers, or handling particularly complex teaching situations. The salary increases must be between 2,500 and 3,500 SEK per month on average for all teachers receiving the grant. The grant includes coverage for social fees (42% of salary increase). Recipients continue in their regular teaching positions while receiving the supplemental salary increase, which is paid out monthly alongside regular salary.
Statsbidrag för International Baccalaureate Office (IBO) 2026
This state grant is designed to support costs associated with the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IB-programme) for Swedish schools. The grant covers specific fees paid to the International Baccalaureate Office, including the annual diploma fee per school, connection fee per school (one-time only), and examination fees per student. The funding is available to both municipal and independent school providers offering IB programmes that are registered with Skolverket and approved by IBO. Schools must provide invoices and payment receipts to IBO as documentation. The programme provides students with an internationally recognized qualification within the Swedish upper secondary school system.
Statsbidrag för elevorganisationer 2026
This state grant aims to increase student influence in schools in Sweden. The grant also supports measures to strengthen students' local organizations. Eligible organizations are student organizations that primarily consist of students within the school system and work to increase student influence. The grant can be used for support to local student organizations, salary costs, educational materials, technical equipment, premises costs, educational initiatives, travel, and other costs. Organizations must have at least 60% student members, operate a nationwide activity with multiple local or regional associations, conduct non-profit activities, and respect democratic values. The grant is distributed based on a fixed base grant plus variable components based on the number of qualifying members and local organizations.
Statsbidrag för distansundervisning 2026
This state grant supports distance education for Swedish students residing abroad in grades 6-9 of grundskolan (compulsory school) and gymnasieskolan (upper secondary school). The grant enables Swedish citizens' children living overseas to complete their studies through distance learning provided by Sofia distans (for grundskolan) and Hermods AB (for gymnasieskolan). The Swedish state provides this support to enable Swedish families with school-age children to be recruited for work assignments in other countries while maintaining connection to the Swedish school system. The grant covers study materials, tutoring, and other costs for distance education of Swedish students abroad.
Statsbidrag för bättre arbetsmiljö och arbetsvillkor för lärare i socioekonomiskt utsatta områden 2026/27
Detta statsbidrag riktar sig till vissa skolhuvudmän för åtgärder som syftar till förbättrad arbetsmiljö och förbättrade arbetsvillkor för lärare i skolenheter med förskoleklass eller grundskola med socioekonomiska utmaningar. Bidraget beräknas för skolenheter med minst 50 elever som är belägna i större kommuner och som tillhör de 150 skolenheter med svårast förutsättningar med beaktande av elevernas socioekonomiska bakgrund. Huvudmän behöver inte ansöka för att få bidrag; bidragsramen beslutas av Skolverket baserat på fastställda kriterier. Bidraget kan användas för åtgärder såsom kompetensutveckling, att minska lärares arbetsbelastning, administration och dokumentation, kollegialt samarbete, motverka personalomsättning, introduktion av nyanställda lärare, systematiskt kvalitetsarbete, arbete med elever i behov av särskilt stöd samt förbättra arbetsro och trygghet. Huvudmän kan också ta fram egna åtgärder anpassade efter lokala behov förutsatt att de förbättrar lärares arbetsmiljö och arbetsvillkor.
Statsbidrag till utbildning vid svenska utlandsskolor 2027
Detta statsbidrag är avsett för att bereda utlandssvenska barn och ungdomar utbildning som motsvarar förskoleklassen, grundskolan och så långt det är möjligt gymnasieskolan. Statsbidraget utgör ett allmänt finansiellt stöd till skolverksamheten och huvudmannen beslutar hur bidraget ska användas för att täcka kostnader för verksamheten. För närvarande finns det 14 utlandsskolor som har rätt att söka statsbidrag. Dessa skolor finns i England, Frankrike, Kenya, Moçambique, Portugal, Spanien, Tyskland och Österrike. För att en elev ska kunna ingå i skolornas ansökan om statsbidrag ska specifika kriterier uppfyllas gällande vårdnadshavarens svenska medborgarskap och orsaken till vistelse i utlandet, såsom tjänstgöring vid svensk myndighet, internationell organisation eller företag, studier eller forskning, kulturarbete eller verksamhet som bedöms väsentlig för det svenska samhället.
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- skolverket.se
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