Forte has several calls for proposals that are regularly recurring. Here you will find general information about these calls. Detailed information and application instructions will be published when each call opens.

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 areas: health, working life and welfare. The purpose of the call is to enable researchers to analyse and contribute to the understanding of a specific research area or question. The research that is supported must be of high scientific quality and have strong potential to contribute to societal impact in the short or long term.

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

Starting grants

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 opens at the beginning of the year and is open for applications within Forte’s areas: health, working life, and welfare. The applications are assessed by three separate review panels.

Conference grants

The grant is intended to support the organisation of national conferences with a university or scientific organisation as the host, in order to strengthen research fields within Forte’s areas. The conference should be a platform for researchers and practitioners to exchange experiences and knowledge, as well as develop collaborations.

Visiting researcher grants

The purpose of visiting researcher grants is to strengthen the quality and relevance of Swedish research and to increase its international dissemination through an exchange of experiences between the Swedish and the international research community. The grant is intended to fund shorter stays for research collaboration, exchange of experience as well as consultations and can be applied for by both inbound and outbound visiting researchers.

Network grants

The purpose of network grants is to strengthen the research field by helping a group of researchers from a number of research environments to exchange experiences and develop collaborations through repeated gatherings over a longer period of time. The call for network grants takes place every three years, and the next call is preliminary scheduled for 2027.

Journal grants

Swedish-language, open access journals within Forte’s areas can apply for grants for editorial work and publishing. The purpose of Forte’s journal grant is partly to support scientific discussion and publication and partly to support popular science communication and the dissemination of knowledge. The call for journal grants takes place every three years, and the next call is preliminary scheduled for 2027.