Distinguished Professor Grant within Medicine and Health

Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council) Original Source
Award

kr 4,000,000 - kr 4,000,000

Deadline

Mar 04, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

Sweden

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The Distinguished Professor Programme aims to create conditions for the most prominent researchers to conduct long-term, pioneering research with great potential to achieve scientific breakthroughs. The grant shall also enable the establishment and development of a larger research environment of the highest quality around a leading researcher. This funding opportunity is open to individual researchers who have held a doctoral degree for more than 12 years and focuses on research within medicine and health. The grant provides 4,000,000 SEK per year for 8 years to support all types of project-related costs including salaries, facilities, operational costs, and depreciation costs. One grant may be devoted to a researcher active in virus and pandemic research.

Duration 96 - 97 mo
Decision Decision published by early December 2025
research medicine health medical research clinical research virology pandemic research health sciences biomedical research

Who Can Apply

Region
Sweden
Residency
Sweden
Project in
Sweden
Applicants
individual
Organizations
academic
Post-degree
12 - 81 years

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 two_stage

Required documents

cv research_proposal budget cover_letter

Review process

Applications are assessed by an international expert panel in two stages. Initial individual assessment by at least three members, followed by in-depth discussion of high-quality applications at a panel meeting. Selected applications also reviewed by external reviewers.

Additional benefits

  • research environment development
  • institutional support

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder

External Application

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Key Information

Award Amount
kr 4,000,000 - kr 4,000,000
Application Deadline
March 04, 2025 at 23:59 UTC
Deadline passed

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