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Visiting researcher grants 2024
Fortes call for visiting researcher grants aims to contribute to development and learning and promote knowledge exchange from the international research community to Swedish research within Forte’s areas of focus. In total, around SEK 5 million is reserved for this call.
Granted applications
About the call
This call shall promote the exchange of knowledge from the international research community to Swedish research environments, thereby strengthening the quality and societal relevance of research. The call will also contribute to promoting contacts, learning and exchange of experience between researchers in Sweden and researchers abroad who are active within the areas health, working life and welfare.
Focus area
The call is open to applications within Forte’s main fields: health, working life and welfare.
Bidraget avser i första hand kortare vistelser för forskningssamarbete, erfarenhetsutbyte och lärande. Det ska framgå av ansökan på vilket sätt det sökta bidraget stärker den forskning eller forskningsmiljö som ansökan gäller.
Visiting Researcher Grant – Incoming
Incoming visiting researcher refers to researchers who are active at a research institution outside of Sweden and will visit a Swedish research institution. The application for visiting researcher grants for incoming researchers is submitted by the Swedish host institution and the person responsible for the guest researcher’s stay in Sweden. This person represents the guest researcher in all contacts with Forte.
Visiting Researcher Grant – Outgoing
Outgoing visiting researcher refers to researchers who are active at a Swedish research institution and will visit a research institution in another country. The visiting researcher is the main applicant and represents themselves in all contacts with Forte.
About the grants and funding amounts
Within this call, it is possible to apply for grants for both incoming and outgoing visiting researchers. The stay should be a minimum of one month and can be maximum of six months, but the project period can be up to one year. The maximum funding amount that can be applied for is SEK 500 000.
Primarily, the grant aims to support shorter stays for research collaboration, exchange of experience, and learning. It needs to be evident in the application how the grant will strengthen the research or research environment in question.
More information
Information about the Visiting researcher grants 2024 pdf, 240.7 kB.
Contact Information
Dag Hervieu
Last published: 25 April 2025