National Programme on Applied Welfare Research
The national programme on applied welfare research aims to improve the state of knowledge in the social services sector. The programme is part of the Swedish Government’s initiative to meet major societal challenges through research and innovation. On this page, you can read more about the programme and the research funded within the programme.
Funded research within the programme
Funding Until 2022, 52 research projects, five practice-oriented research fellows, nine programme grants, 31 planning grants, four systematic reviews and four postdoc have been funded through the programme.
PhD studies bring research closer to practice
Funding In 2018, Forte initiated a national programme of PhD studies for social services professionals. The PhD studies is led by the universities in Lund and Malmö and will contribute to long-term develoment of knowledge within the social services sector.
Reports and publications
Reading Here you find all publications within the programme.
Strategic research agenda sets the focus
Report Forte has developed a strategic research agenda for the programme on applied welfare research. The agenda describes the vision and objectives of the programme along with the prioritised topics for funding.
Upcoming calls for proposals
Funding Forte has developed a plan for calls and grants for the years 2023-2025 for the programme.
Latest news about the programme
News See a list of the latest news about the programme.
Previous calls for proposals within the programme
2022-08-25–2022-09-27 Planning Grants Applied Welfare Research 2022
2022-10-27–2022-12-14 Applied Welfare Research 2022
2020-12-10–2021-02-06 Applied Welfare Research 2020
2019-03-05–2019-04-16 Applied Welfare Research 2019