The Swedish Research Council is now accepting applications for International
Postdoc Grant for January 2018 start. International students are eligible to
apply for this scholarship programme.
The purpose of the
grant is to give recently qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a
Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their
competencies by working abroad under secure employment terms.
The Swedish Research
Council priority target groups are researchers since financing research is one
of the most important missions of the Sw
edish Research Council. Other target
groups are decision-makers, journalists, and the public.
Course
Level: Grant
is available to pursue postdoctoral programme.
Study
Subject:
Grant is awarded in the following fields:
- Humanities
and Social Sciences - Medicine
and Health - Natural
and Engineering Sciences - Educational
Sciences - Artistic
Research
Scholarship
Award:
The grant is awarded in a standard amount of 1 050 000 SEK per year, of which
900 000 SEK is for your salary costs and 150 000 SEK for research expenses
relating to your stay and the research you will be carrying out (such as
consumables, travel including stays at research sites and publication costs).
The grant amount includes the cover of indirect costs. The standard amount
relating to salary costs also includes social security contributions. The grant
may not be used for bursaries.
The Swedish Research
Council assumes that the administrating organisation, as the employer
responsible, will cover any costs in excess of the standard amount received.
Grant period
The grant period is
18-36 months, starting from 1 January 2018. The first payment will be made
during January 2018 at the earliest.
Number of
Scholarships: Not
Known
Scholarship
can be taken in Sweden
Eligibility: The following criteria must
be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:
The following
criteria must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible to apply for the
grant. We carry out checks to ensure ineligible applications are rejected from
further processing.
Applicant
The applicant for an
international postdoc grant must be an individual researcher. You must hold a
doctoral degree from a Swedish university or the European University Institute
(EUI), awarded no more than two years before the deadline for this call.
Grants from the
Swedish Research Council shall be administered by a Swedish university or HEI
or another Swedish public organisation that fulfils our criteria for
administrating organizations. To apply, your organisation must, therefore, be
approved as an administrating organisation.
If you are awarded a
grant, you must be employed by the administrating organisation when the grant
period starts and throughout the grant period, unless the Swedish Research
Council, the administrating organisation or any other employer agree otherwise.
The administrating organisation will decide on the employment form, salary and
employment terms and conditions. You are, however, expected to remain employed
full-time throughout the grant period, which means that you are employed and
pay tax in Sweden during your stay abroad. You do not have to be employed by
the administrating organisation at the time of applying.
Nationality:
International
students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: You must hold a doctoral degree from a Swedish university or the
European University Institute (EUI), awarded no more than two years before the
deadline for this call.
English Language
Requirements: Applicants whose first language is not English are usually
required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level
required by the University.
How to
Apply:
You apply electronically in Prisma, which is the application system used by the Swedish
Research Council. You create your application in Prisma by filling in the text
fields, uploading information from your personal account, and attaching the
appendices requested.
To enable you to
apply, your organisation must have been approved as an administrating
organisation and have created an organisation account in Prisma.
Attached documents
and appendices
You will need to
attach an appendix to some fields as instructed. The appendix must consist of
one file only, and you can only attach documents in PDF format. All appendices
are limited as to file size and number of pages. You will not be able to attach
an appendix that exceeds the stated maximum file size.
Application
Deadline:
Grant is application deadline is September 19, 2017.