Project grant for international collaboration within health research (ERA4Health)

Swedish Research Council Original Source

About This Opportunity

The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration within Fostering a European Research Area for Health Research (ERA4Health), with the aim of funding transnational research collaborations in the European area within prioritised health areas. Sweden is, via the Swedish Research Council, one of the countries taking part in the call Multi-country Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials in Cardiovascular, Autoimmune and Metabolic diseases (Trials4Health 2026). This grant specifically supports Swedish researchers participating in international consortiums conducting investigator-initiated clinical trials in cardiovascular, autoimmune and metabolic diseases. The funding requires Swedish partners to submit parallel applications to the Swedish Research Council while participating in the consortium application to ERA4Health. The grant supports 4-year research projects with comprehensive funding for all project-related costs including salaries, premises, running costs, and depreciation costs.

48 - 49 mo
Outline decision April 2026, final decision November 2026

Who Can Apply

Region
European
Residency
Sweden
Applicants
individual, consortium
Organizations
academic

Application Details

Institutional approval

Stages

  1. 1 two_stage

Required documents

cv research_proposal

Review process

Applications are peer reviewed and ranked in competition. Two-stage process with outline application followed by full application. Scientific assessment carried out by ERA4Health. Swedish Research Council makes final grant decisions for Swedish participants.

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • final_report
  • acknowledge_funder
  • share_data