Scientific reporting

Three-year project grants (or longer) should in general submit a progress report no later than 15 months after the start of the project period. For project grants we normally request the following information:

The project is ongoing as planned according to:

• Costs (yes/no)
• Implementation of project plan (yes/no)
• Deviations (if any) – max 2 000 characters

Programme grants should in general submit a progress report when half time is reached (after 3 years). The following information shall be reported in the form. Other types of progress reporting outside Prisma may occur.

The programme’s research activities (max 10 000 characters)

Describe the programme’s research activities until now. This also includes:

• National research exchange
• International research exchange
• Dissemination of knowledge (which also includes dissemination of knowledge outside the scientific community)
• Collaboration with stakeholders outside the scientific community in planning process and/or through the programme
• Aim of collaboration (for example contribute to scientific result, contribute to societal needs and utilisation)

Also comment on how the programme has followed the plans regarding:

• Costs (yes/no)
• Feasibility (yes/no)
• Any deviations (please describe if the programme, in any aspects, does not follow the plan) – max 2 000 characters

Plans for further activities within the programme (max 10 000 characters)

Describe the plans for forthcoming activities within the programme. This also includes present research tasks and plans for recruitment.

Publications (max 20 000 characters)

List publications that the research group has produced within the framework of the programme. Specify the publications under two different headlines: Published results and Ongoing and planned publications.

General information

Project participant information

Provide the following information per participant (if relevant to the grant):

• First and last name
• Gender
• Role in the project
• Year of doctoral degree (not mandatory)
• Dissertation within the project (not mandatory)
• Area of expertise
• Employment category
• Organisation

SCB codes (three levels)

In order to facilitate future analysis of research funded by all Swedish research funding agencies, all grants are classified according to Statistics Sweden’s standard. Select research topic in three levels.

The scientific report must be reported by the project leader and shall include the following information. For organisation grants, it is the administrating organisation that will receive the task in Prisma.

Popular science summary* (Swedish, max 2 500 characters)
Describe in popular science terms the most important research results achieved by the project. If relevant, please also describe the social benefit and expected impacts on society resulting from the research results.

Popular science summary* (English, max 2 500 characters)
Popular science summary in English.

Project participant information
Provide the following information per participant (if relevant to the grant):

• First and last name
• Gender
• Role in the project
• Year of doctoral degree (not mandatory)
• Dissertation within the project (not mandatory)
• Area of expertise
• Employment category
• Organisation

Key words* (1-5)
Provide 1-5 keywords for your project.

SCB codes* (three levels)
In order to facilitate future analysis of research funded by all Swedish research funding agencies, all grants are classified according to Statistics Sweden’s standard. Select research topic in three levels.

Forte’s main and subareas*
Choose a suitable main subject area and a subarea for your application.

Alternative subarea
You have the option of choosing an alternative subarea for your application. This subarea can have another main subject area.

Forte’s areas of coordination
Forte is the national coordinator of research in five research areas. Choose one of the areas if they apply to your application. If none are applicable for your project, choose the option “no coordination area”.

Sustainable development goals
Classify your application according to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. You can choose a maximum of three goals.

Intellectual property
List the intellectual property that has been produced within the framework of the project/grant.

Use of research infrastructure
Describe the use of research infrastructure within the project.

Academic career* (max 2 000 characters)
Has the grant been of help to your academic career and if so, in what way? Applies only to postdoc grants.

Research questions* (max 1 500 characters)
Describe the research question/s that has been addressed by the project.

Research results* (max 4 500 characters)
Briefly describe the most important research results achieved by the project. Clarify what new knowledge your research has resulted in and whether the project’s results have been affected by any deviations from the research plan

Categorisation of results
Report and classify different types of results (not publications, intellectual property, companies) that have come directly or indirectly from your project.

Cooperation in the research process* (max 2 000 characters)
In which parts of the research process have relevant collaborative actors been involved and how has it contributed to the implementation of the research?

Relevance of the research in solving societal challenges* (max 3 000 characters)
In what way can this new knowledge help to manage/solve the societal problems that your research relates to in a better way? Give examples of how your results could be used in society.

Collaboration countries
Provide information of any collaboration countries.

Communication (max 2 000 characters)
Describe the effects of the communication activities above

Publications (max 9 000 characters)
Report project publications.

*Mandatory information to report

Below you will find information on what is to be reported in Forte’s form General scientific report which normally concerns Forte’s smaller grants, such as conference grant, visiting researcher grant, planning grant, impact grant, cooperation grant and journal grant.

Summary of results* (Swedish, max 4 000 characters)
Summary of results in Swedish.

Summary of results* (English, max 4 000 characters)
Summary of results in English.

Publications (relevant to the grant, max 4 000 characters)
Report publications relevant to the grant.

Project participant information
Provide the following information per participant (if relevant to the grant):

• First and last name
• Gender
• Role in the project
• Year of doctoral degree (not mandatory)
• Dissertation within the project (not mandatory)
• Area of expertise
• Employment category
• Organisation

SCB codes* (three levels)
In order to facilitate future analysis of research funded by all Swedish research funding agencies, all applications are classified according to Statistics Sweden’s standard. Select research topic in three levels.

* = Mandatory information to report