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Upcoming thematic call: The war in Ukraine and its consequences.

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Happy summer – the secretariat is closed for holidays

The Foundation’s secretariat is closed from 1rd July until 10th August 2025. Happy summer!

Instructions for the call ‘The war in Ukraine and its consequences’ 

Instructions for the thematic call ‘The war in Ukraine and its consequences’ have now been...

Awarded conference grants 

The Foundation continues to support research visibility and cooperation by awarding four conferences in this...

Presentation from information meeting on upcoming thematic call

On the 12th June 2025 the Foundation held an information meeting on an uppcoming call...

Information meeting on upcoming call – The war in Ukraine and its consequences

Welcome to information meeting for the call on the theme “The war in Ukraine and...
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Important dates

5
Aug

The call 'The war in Ukraine and its consequences' opens

The call ‘The war in Ukraine and its consequences’ opens on 5 August 2025 at 09:00.

16
Sep

Last application date – The war in Ukraine and its consequences

Applications for the call ‘The war in Ukraine and its consequences’ must be submitted not later than on 16 September 2025 at 15:00.

30
Sep

Last application date – conference and publication grants

Applications for conference and publication grants  must be submitted not later than on 30 September 2025 at 15:00.


Oct

Decision – projects and postdocs, stage 2, grand projects

Decisions on applications for projects, postdocs and grand projects will be taken in October 2025.


Dec

Decision – The war in Ukraine and its consequences

Decisions on applications for the call ‘The war in Ukraine and its consequences’ will be taken in December 2025.

Facts about the Foundation

The Foundation’s mission is to support research, doctoral studies and scientific infrastructure related to the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe at Södertörn University

The Foundation and the Södertörn University are two independent organisations with different regulations, but with a common goal to strive for the highest possible quality in research related to the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe

The allocated capital was approximately SEK 1.3 billion

Since its founding, the Foundation has distributed approximately SEK 4.9 billion

Despite a distribution of over three and a half times the allocated capital, the Foundation’s capital at the end of 2024 was approximately SEK 8 billion

According to the Statutes the entire capital can not be depleted, only the direct return can be used for the Foundation’s purposes

Facts about the Foundation's funding in 2024

In 2024, the Foundation granted a total of SEK 214.5 million to research that supports the Foundation’s mission

SEK 70 million was granted to individual researchers and research teams

  • Out of 83 applications for two- and three-year projects, 12 were granted
  • Out of 24 applications for postdoctoral projects, 4 were granted
  • Out of 6 applications for research networks, 4 were granted
  • Out of 19 applications for conference grants, 8 were granted
  • One application submitted for publication support was granted funding

SEK 144.5 million in operational support was granted to Södertörn University

The operational support includes funding for a Baltic Sea programme for professors and associate senior lecturers, the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), parts of Södertörn University’s library, and the open-access journal Baltic Worlds