Applying for funding
Who can apply for funding?
Universities, colleges, research institutes and their affiliated researchers represent our main applicant groups. But many others can also apply for funding from us – special interest groups, private companies (except sole proprietors), associations, municipalities, county councils, and other government agencies that are not higher education institutions.
Projects that qualify for funding
When you apply for project funding, you can apply for grants to cover both direct and indirect costs. Direct costs include costs for salaries, equipment and travel. Indirect costs are costs that are shared with others in your organisation, such as for administration, IT and renting of premises.
How to apply
You apply for funding and add the information you need for your application in our application system, Prisma. There is some information that is good to know before you apply, such as what our assessment criteria are, who is considered an administrating organisation and may receive the money, what our publication criteria are, and what considerations you should take into account for your project when you apply for funding.
How we assess your application
We assess applications on the basis of scientific quality and relevance for society. We sometimes consider other criteria, and in such cases we will state this in our call descriptions. Formas’ Scientific Council is responsible for decisions about which projects are granted funding. The Scientific Council delegates decisions on granting funds of up to SEK 10 million per project and year to Formas’ director general, who in turn delegates these decisions to Formas’ department heads. The decisions are based on the recommendations made by our review panels. It is these review panel members who assess all applications before they are submitted to Formas’ for a decision.
When are you informed about our decision?
Each call description states when you can expect to be informed. You or the project manager will receive a message in Prisma. The message will be sent to the project manager’s account.
Reporting requirements
If you are awarded a grant, you must report project expenses and results. This is done in Prisma.
Current calls
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In the belly, not the bin – actions to reduce food waste
A third of all food produced in the world is thrown away and does not end up on people’s plates. Food waste occurs throughout the whole food system, but the largest amount of food waste occurs in the...Current: 52 days left. Apply before: 2023-05-18 14:00 -
Water4All JTC 2022: Management of water resources
The first joint transnational call in the framework of the European partnership Water4All will support research and innovation projects aimed at delivering knowledge, models, approaches, tools and met...Closed: Decision is made 2023-09-30 15:00. -
A sustainable transformation for climate action in a changing world
Limiting global warming in line with the Paris Agreement and adapting life to a changing climate pose a huge challenge and, according to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), requir...Current: 45 days left. Apply before: 2023-05-11 14:00 -
Indo-Swedish Joint Call for Proposals within Circular Economy
The transition to a circular economy is one of the important building blocks towards sustainability, since reuse, remanufacturing and recycling contribute to the long-term use of materials and other r...Closed: Decision is made 2023-05-31 17:00. -
From research to implementation for a sustainable society 2023
Sweden faces major challenges in the transition to a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable society. A key in this transition is multi-stakeholder collaboration that enables research r...Current: 65 days left. Apply before: 2023-05-31 14:00 -
Formas communication call 2022
Formas has earmarked a total of 20 million kronor to fund communication projects about sustainable development research. The purpose is to support projects that communicate and popularise sustainable...Given decision: 2023-03-21 14:00 -
Building transformation capacity in Europe through arts and design
Building transformation capacity through arts and design: Unlocking the full potential for urban transitions, BTC-ENUTC 2023, Additional Call is the second call within the ERA-Net Cofund Urban Transfo...Current: 29 days left. Apply before: 2023-04-25 14:00 -
Sustainable blue economy
Formas is a partner in the first call: "The way forward: a thriving sustainable blue economy for a brighter future" within the European Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership (SBEP) with a total budg...Current: 18 days left. Apply before: 2023-04-14 00:00 -
Annual open call – Research projects
Funding can be applied for a maximum of 3 years and a total of 3 million SEK. To apply for a grant for research projects, the main applicant must have obtained a doctoral degree. In the annual open ca...Current: 3 days left. Apply before: 2023-03-30 14:00 -
Annual open call – Research projects for early-career researchers
Funding can be applied for a maximum of 4 years and a total of 4 million SEK. To apply for a grant for Research projects for early-career researchers, the main applicant must have completed their doct...Current: 3 days left. Apply before: 2023-03-30 14:00