Applied welfare research 2022

About the call

Focus area

This call welcomes proposals for client and practice-oriented research within the social services sector. The focus of the call is based on eight prioritised areas, presented in the strategic agenda of the programme:

1. The effects of interventions
2. Methods for needs assessment for individuals
3. Early/preventive measures of the social services
4. Implementation and change management
5. Coherent service provision initiatives
6. User participation
7. Digitalisation and welfare technology
8. Non-profit and entrepreneurial providers of social services

The call welcomes applications from various research areas, and one particular aim is to strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration as well as collaboration between research and practice. Forte therefore encourage researchers interested in applying for grants within the call to establish relevant collaborations in due time.

Grant type and funding amounts

There is one type of grant available within this call-project grants. Project grants are grants for individual research projects. Research projects must be
based on the questions and needs of the profession and users/clients. The research projects must therefore be conducted in collaboration with social services, for examplethrough regional support and collaboration structures, local R&D units, managers and staff. Applications may be submitted for a fourth year for complex and comprehensive research projects such as intervention studies, as well as for implementation and followup. An explanation justifying the need for a fourth year must be included in the application.

Grant limit: This call welcomes applications for project funding for two, three, or
four years. Forte has allocated a total of about SEK 40 million over a four-year period for project funding. There is no maximum limit for this type of funding, but the budget must be explained in the application. Forte grants an average of about SEK 1.3 million annually in project funding.

Eligibility requirements

To apply for a project grant you must have completed a
doctoral degree no later than the date of the call closing.

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