Forte has several calls for proposals that are regularly recurring. Here you will find general information about these calls. Detailed information and instructions for how to apply will be published when the respective calls open.

Annual calls for proposals

Project grants

A substantial part of Forte’s research funding is administered through an annual call for two- or three-year project grants. The call welcomes all applications within Forte’s overall responsibilities of health, working life and welfare. The purpose of the open call is to enable researchers to analyse and contribute to the understanding of a specific research area or question. Projects are prioritised based on the scientific quality and feasibility of the research proposal as well as its potential to achieve societal impact in a short or long term perspective.

The annual call för project grants has review panels in nine thematic areas. Applicants state their preference for the review panel that will assess the application.

Starting grant

The annual call for starting grants aims to support skills and career development and to promote researcher mobility. Junior researchers can apply for a starting grant to conduct their own research project, lasting up to three years. You may apply up to three years after receiving your doctoral degree, based on the closing date of the call for proposals.

The call is open to applications within Forte’s overall areas of responsibility: health, working life and welfare. You can apply for a maximum of SEK 1.25 million per year, and your dedicated time for the project must be at least 50 percent of full time.

The next call for starting grants will open i January 2024 and close in March 2024. The applications are assessed by three separate review panels.

Conference grants

The grant relates to financial support for holding conferences hosted by a Swedish institution of higher education or scientific/scholarly organisation. The financial support is primarily intended for national conferences held in Sweden, which are however encouraged to have international elements. The intention is to facilitate contacts and exchange of experience between researchers, to add knowledge from the national or international research community, and to contribute to the dissemination of Swedish research.

The call is open during two periods per year. Applications can only be initiated by individuals responsible for organisational accounts in Prisma, not individual researchers. The initiator of the application can then invite a project leader to help fill in the contents of the application.

Visiting researcher grant

The purpose of the grant is to facilitate international contact networks and an exchange of experience between Swedish and overseas researchers, transfer knowledge from the international research community to Swedish research environments, as well as contributing to the dissemination of Swedish research abroad.

The grant is intended to fund shorter stays for research collaboration, exchange of experience as well as consultations. It needs to be evident in the application how the grant will strengthen the research or research environment in question.

Other recurring calls for proposals

Network grants

The purpose of the network grant is to make it easier for researchers from different disciplines and different parts of the country to collaborate within Forte’s fields of research or coordination areas. Grants are awarded for three years and primarily to networks that promote interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary collaborations or networks with the aim of promoting the application/implementation and utilisation of research. The networks should have a broad composition in terms of subject expertise, career age and gender. The call is open every three years and the next time is 2024.

Journal grants

Swedish-language journals within Forte’s areas of responsibility (health, working life and welfare) can apply for grants for editorial work and publishing. The purpose of Forte’s journal grant is twofold; namely to support scientific discussion and publication in Swedish within Forte’s areas of responsibility, and to promote the dissemination of scientific information within Forte’s areas of responsibility and coordination — in particular results from research funded by Forte. The call is open every three years and the next time is 2024. Applications can only be initiated by individuals responsible for organisational accounts in Prisma, not individual researchers. The initiator of the application can then invite a project leader to help fill in the contents of the application.