Forte Postdoc Grants on Health, Working Life and Welfare
Forte’s annual call for postdoc grants aims to support competence and career development for junior researchers and to promote research mobility. The call is open to applications within Forte’s overall areas of responsibility: health, working life and welfare. In total, around SEK 50 million is reserved for the period 2023-2024.
Focus area
The call is open to applications within Forte’s overall areas of responsibility: health, working life and welfare. The postdoc program is an opportunity for competence and career development for junior researchers. The purpose of the call is to enable analysis of and contribute to an in-depth knowledge within defined research areas or issues. The call will also give junior researchers the opportunity for international research mobility and cross-border research collaboration.
The grants in this call aim to give researchers in Sweden the opportunity to continue their academic career at a Swedish research institution or to place their postdoctoral period at a foreign research institution, and to give researchers in other countries the opportunity to complete their postdoctoral period at a Swedish research institution.
Grant types
International Postdoc – Incoming
Incoming postdoc grants are intended for researchers abroad who wants to spend their postdoc period in Sweden. The grant covers two years. At least two thirds of the project time must be spent in Sweden.
International Postdoc – Outgoing
Outgoing postdoc grants are meant for researchers in Sweden who wish to spend their postdoc period abroad. The grant is administered by a Swedish administrating organisation. The grant covers two years. At least two thirds of the project time must be spent in the country chosen for the postdoc period.
Budget frame and grant amount
In total, around SEK 35 million is reserved for this call.
Both grant types have a fixed amount of SEK 2 300 000 (1 150 000/year). In addition, you may apply for a grant for any accompanying family members of SEK 50 000 per person and year. Eligible accompanying family members are partners and minor children.
Eligibility
To apply for any grant in this call you must have obtained a doctoral degree between 24 February 2020 and 24 February 2022. Deductible time that has occurred after you obtained your doctoral degree may constitute grounds for exemption from the above time interval. Instructions regarding this can be found in the document called “Information about the grant” below.
For an incoming postdoc grant you are not eligible if you have carried out a majority of your main occupation (work, studies, etc) in Sweden for more than a total of 12 months during the last three-year period. Shorter periods, such as holidays, do not count.
Time plan
The call opens in December and closes in February each year. Funding decisions are made in May by Forte’s board and project start is January 1 the following year. Applications are assessed by three review panels divided into Forte’s main areas of responsibility.
