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Six research groups to develop digital solutions for the public sector

News Six research projects will be awarded a total of EUR 7.4 million under the Research and Innovation Programme on Digitalisation of the Public Sector. The research projects are …

• 26th May 2020 4:09pm
• Welfare

Upcoming call: Applied welfare research 2020

News In December 2019, Forte will open a call for proposals under the national programme on applied welfare research. The call will include five different grant types and will …

• 4th October 2019 4:58pm
• Social services , Welfare

SEK 118 million for research into the future of social services

News SEK 118 million is to be awarded for new and important research in the social services sector. Twenty-two projects have been granted research funding under the national programme …

• 2nd October 2019 9:23am
• Social services , Welfare

Forte strengthens research on health, working life and welfare to the tune of SEK 322 million

News We are now awarding research grants to 92 research projects, junior researchers and postdocs who applied in Forte’s annual open call for proposals for 2019. In total, the …

• 2nd October 2019 9:17am
• Health , Welfare , Working life

Stage 2 of the annual open call 2019 has opened

News 211 applications for project grants and junior researcher grants have been accepted to stage 2 of the application process for the annual open call for proposals 2019. If …

• 11th April 2019 11:20am
• Health , Welfare , Working life

Upcoming call for research on applied welfare

News In March 2019 Forte will open the second call within the research programme on applied welfare. The call welcomes applications for five kinds of grants. The aim is to strengthen long-term knowledge expansion and development within the field of applied social services, and strengthening collaboration between research and practice.

• 20th December 2018 4:00pm
• Social services , Welfare

SEK 36.7 million to research on the quality, organisation and processes of welfare

News 8 projects are awarded SEK 36.7 million from Forte for research on the quality, organisation and processes of welfare. This is the second call within the initiative on …

• 31st October 2018 4:12pm
• Health , Welfare

SEK 318 million granted within the annual open call 2018

News Forte’s board has granted SEK 318 million in research funding to 92 research projects in health, working life and welfare. This year Forte received a total of 1 …

• 2nd October 2018 10:06am
• Health , Welfare , Working life

Lund and Malmö university to lead PhD studies for social workers

News Lund and Malmö University will receive funding from Forte to organise a national programme of PhD studies for social services professionals, aiming to bring research closer to practice. …

• 29th August 2018 11:19am
• Social services , Welfare

New research to strengthen social services

News How does scientific evidence benefit service users? How can social services better meet the needs of people with challenging behaviours? And what support do parents need when their child is placed in foster care? Forte now grants SEK 58 million in funding to research relevant to the social services.

• 28th August 2018 12:02pm
• Social services , Welfare