Swedish Research Council Call for Applications: grant for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026
The Swedish Research Council is calling for applications to recruit international visiting researchers to Sweden 2026.
The purpose of the grant is to give higher education institutions and other research organisations the opportunity to develop and strengthen a research field by recruiting, in the near future, a prominent researcher with current employment and research activities outside Europe. The grant is to cover expenses for the recruitment and for salary for employment in Sweden during a limited period.
Subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences, Clinical Therapy Research, Artistic Research, Medicine and Health, Natural and Engineering Sciences, Educational Sciences
Applicant: Organisation applicants only. One representative of the host organisation shall be invited to be the project leader for the application.
Requirements for applicants:
The visiting researcher that the grant relates to shall be a prominent researcher who at the point of application
- has been established with research activities outside Europe since at least 2 years
- has a career age of at least 5 years after PhD/equivalent foreign degree
- is not already established in Sweden.
The application shall confirm that the researcher is aware of the application, and also what a successful application entails. If the proposed researcher declines to accept, the HEI cannot propose a replacement for the same application.
The researcher is expected to take part in the department’s research and contribute to strengthening the existing research environment, with the ambition to establish their research activities at the organisation in the long term.
The visiting researcher awarded the grant shall be employed by the HEI/organisation throughout the visit.
Funding details:
- Grant period: 12 months
- Grant amount: 2 million SEK
- Budgetary framework: Total of approximately 30 million SEK
- Start of grant period: No earlier than 1 May 2026 and no later than 1 March 2027
Read more here.
Application period: Rolling, starting on 11 February 2026 14.00/2 pm – 10 November 2026 (14.00/2 pm)
Publication of grant award: Rolling, following handling and decision
