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The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies announces funding once a year. Funding that may be applied for includes six types: two- and three-year projects, postdoctoral projects, grand projects, research networks, conference grants and publication grants. Instructions for upcoming calls are announced under For researchers.

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Sara Packalén Appointed as the New Research Director of The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies

Sara Packalén, with a Ph.D. in theoretical philosophy and extensive experience in research funding and...

Welcome to the information meeting before calls for applications in 2024

On Monday, 27 November 2023 at 9:00-11:00 am the Foundation for Baltic and East European...

The instructions for applications 2024 are available

The instructions apply to five forms of support: two- and three-year projects, postdoctoral projects, research...

The Foundation supports 17 research projects about the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe

The Board of the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies has at its meeting...

Calls for applications 2024

2024 the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies will announce calls for the following...
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Important dates


8
Jan

Calls open

The calls for applications within all forms of support open on 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am.


31
Jan

Last date for submission of applications – projects and postdocs in stage 1, research networks

Applications for two- and three-year projects and postdoctoral projects in stage 1, as well as research networks must be submitted not later than on 31 January 2024 at 3:00 pm.


29
Feb

Last date for submission of applications – conference and publication grants

Applications for conference and publication grants for decision in March must be submitted not later than on 29 February 2024.



Mar

Notification - projects and postdocs, stage 1

Notification of whether applications for two- and three-year projects and postdoctoral projects have been approved to proceed to stage 2 will be sent in March 2024.


17
Apr

Decision - research networks

Decisions on whether to approve applications for research networks will be taken by the Board of the Foundation on 17 April 2024.


24
Apr

Last date for submission of applications - projects and postdocs, stage 2

Stage 2 applications for two- and three-year projects and postdoctoral projects must be submitted not later than on 24 April 2024 at 3:00 pm.


31
May

Last date for submission of applications – conference and publication grants

Applications for conference and publication grants for decision in June must be submitted not later than on 31 May 2024.


31
Aug

Last date for submission of applications – conference and publication grants

Applications for conference and publication grants for decision in September must be submitted not later than on 31 August 2024.


8
Oct

Decision - projects and postdocs, stage 2

Decisions on whether to approve applications for two- and three-year projects and postdoctoral projects will be taken by the Board of the Foundation on 8 October 2024.


29
Nov

Last date for submission of applications - conference and publication grants

Applications for conference and publication grants for decision in December must be submitted not later than on 29 November 2024 at 3:00 pm.


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 4.5 billion


Despite a distribution of three times the allocated capital, the Foundation’s capital at the end of 2022 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 2022

94 research projects were ongoing during the year


SEK 168 million granted funds during the year


Of 47 applications for two- and three-year projects 12 applications were granted funding


Of 14 applications for postdoctoral projects 4 applications were granted funding


Of 4 applications for grand projects 1 application was granted funding


Of 5 applications for research networks 4 applications were granted funding


3 assessment panels reviewed the applications


65 external experts participated in the assessment process


321 researchers participated in ongoing projects and postdoctoral projects


The Foundation funded 82 doctoral students, most of them at BEEGS, The Baltic and East European Graduate School


The Foundation funded, completely or partly, 209 employees at Södertörn University


The Foundation funded 18 professors in a special professors’ program