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Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) is Sweden's largest governmental funding body for basic research. The organization supports research across all scientific disciplines including medicine, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and educational sciences. It plays a central role in developing Swedish research by funding high-quality research projects and research infrastructure.
Funding Opportunities
Grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026
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 with current employment and research activities outside Europe. The grant is to cover expenses for the recruitment and for salary for employment in Sweden during a limited period. The visiting researcher is expected to take part in the department's research and contribute to strengthening the existing research environment, with the ambition to establish their research activities at the organisation in the long term. The grant is a standard amount of 2,000,000 SEK per year covering a 12 month full-time visit in Sweden. The grant may be used for the researcher's salary during their stay in Sweden and may also fund costs relating to the researcher's relocation, such as moving expenses, rent of housing, travel between Sweden and the home country, and some research expenses caused by the relocation. Costs for accompanying family members may also be included. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed by a panel with broad subject expertise.
Bidrag för att rekrytera internationella gästforskare till Sverige 2026
This grant program from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) aims to enable Swedish universities and research organizations to develop and strengthen research areas by recruiting distinguished international researchers currently employed outside Europe. The grant covers costs associated with recruitment and salary expenses for employment in Sweden for a limited period of 12 months. The guest researcher is expected to contribute to the institution's research and help strengthen the existing research environment, with the ambition of establishing their research activities at the organization on a longer-term basis. The recruited researcher must have been established with research activities outside Europe for at least 2 years and have a career age of at least 5 years post-PhD. The organization is expected to cover additional recruitment costs beyond the granted amount, including long-term salary costs. The researcher must be employed by the Swedish institution during the entire visit.
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