Important dates
Notification - Projects and postdocs in stage 1
Notification of whether the applications proceed to stage 2 will be sent in March 2026.
Decision - Smaller grants, round 1
Decision on applications for research networks, conference and publication grants, round 1, will be announced in March 2026.
Last application date - Projects and postdocs in stage 2
Last application date for projects and postdoctoral projects in stage 2 is on 28 April 2026 at 3 p.m. CET.
Call for proposals for smaller grants round 2 open
The second call for proposals for research networks, conference and publicaton grants opens on 17 August 2026 at 9 a.m. CET.
Last application date - smaller grants, round 2
Last application date for research networks, conference and publication grants, round 2, is on 29 September 2026 at 3 p.m. CET.
Decision - Projects and postdocs in stage 2
Decision on application for projects and postdocs in stage 2 will be announced in October 2026.
Decision - Smaller grants, round 2
Decision on applications for research networks, conference and publication grants, round 2, will be announced in November 2026.
Project database
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