Starting grants 2026

Forte's Starting grants 2026 is an annual call for proposals designed to support skills and career development for junior researchers and to promote researcher mobility. The program provides two- or three-year starting grants for research about health, working life and welfare. This call welcomes applications within Forte's areas of health, working life and welfare - research that concerns society and provides knowledge for individual and societal development. The program is specifically targeted at junior researchers who have obtained a doctoral degree no later than the closing date of the call, and applicants may apply for a starting grant up to three years after their doctoral degree certificate has been issued. With a budget of approximately SEK 100 million available for the years 2027-2029, this funding opportunity aims to support early-career researchers in establishing their research careers in fields critical to public health, working conditions, and social welfare.