Statistics: Success rates and administrating organisations in 2025

A total of SEK 512 million was allocated to 85 projects. 1024 applications were reviewed and 8 percent of them were granted. Statistics are for Explore – Formas’ open call for research projects 2025.

Success rates

Explore – Formas’ open call for research projects 2025

Main applicants

Number of applications

Number of grants awarded

Succes rates

Women (total)

447

38

8,5%

Men

577

47

8,1%

Total number

1024

85

8,3%

Administrating organisations

Research projects: Grants awarded and amounts per administrating body

Administrating organisations

Number of projects awarded

Success rates

Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

22

10%

Lunds universitet

14

11%

Uppsala universitet

9

8%

Stockholms universitet

7

10%

Chalmers tekniska högskola

6

10%

Göteborgs universitet

4

5%

Linköpings universitet

4

7%

Umeå universitet

3

6%

Kungliga Tekniska högskolan

3

6%

Institutet för framtidsstudier (IFFS)

2

17%

Luleå Tekniska Universitet

2

4%

Malmö universitet

2

33%

Högskolan i Borås

1

8%

Karlstads universitet

1

6%

Karolinska Institutet

1

6%

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien

1

50%

RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB

1

5%

Västra Götalandsregionen

1

33%

Örebro universitet

1

8%

*The grant rate is calculated in relation to the number of applications received.


Updated:21 April 2026
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