Application for research funding
The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies announces calls for two- and three-year projects, postdoctoral projects, grand projects, research networks, conference grants and publication grants. Grants can be applied for by individual researchers or groups of researchers. Announcement of calls for applications takes place once a year.
The researchers are free to formulate their own research questions, however, it needs to be relevant to the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe.
Applications for funding are submitted in the Foundation’s application system. There you can also see your former applications and submit final reports for ongoing projects.
Overview of the Foundation’s forms of support in 2024
| Form of support | Two- and three-year projects | Postdoctoral projects | Research networks | Conference grants | Publication grants |
| Funding for | research | research | networking | a conference | a publication |
| Eligible to apply by | an individual researcher or small group of researchers | an individual researcher, who may apply for up to three years after obtaining a doctorate, a PhD student due to obtain the doctorate before the start of the grant period | a group of researchers, preferably with a majority of the participants coming from research environments outside Sweden | an individual researcher | a former project manager for a research project on which the final report has been submitted (up to 3 years after final reporting), or for a conference grant with funding from the Foundation |
| Project period | 2 or 3 years | 2 years | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
| Start of the project | 1 January 2025 | 1 January 2025 | 1 September 2024 | date of decision | date of decision |
| An additional year of grant availability is added to the project period | yes | yes | no | no | no |
| Maximal amount of the grant | max. SEK 6 million for a three-year project, max. SEK 4 million for a two-year project | salary funding may cover 80–100% of a full-time annual position | max. SEK 150,000 | only costs in connection with a conference | only costs in connection with a publication |
| Grant administrator | Södertörn University | Södertörn University | higher education institution in Sweden, the network must include researchers at Södertörn University | Södertörn University | higher education institution in Sweden |
| Can doctoral students be included in an application? | no | no | yes | not applicable | not applicable |
| Number of stages in the application process | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Call opens | 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am | 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am | 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am | 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am | 8 January 2024 at 9:00 am |
| Last application date | stage 1: 31 January 2024 at 3:00 pm, stage 2: 24 April 2024 at 3:00 pm | stage 1: 31 January 2024 at 3:00 pm, stage 2: 24 April 2024 at 3:00 pm | 31 January 2024 at 3:00 pm | 29 February 2024, 31 May 2024, 31 August 2024, 29 November 2024 at 3:00 pm | 29 February 2024, 31 May 2024, 31 August 2024, 29 November 2024 at 3:00 pm |
| Date of decision | 8 October 2024 | 8 October 2024 | 17 April 2024 | decision is taken four times a year in March, June, September and December | decision is taken four times a year in March, June, September and December |
For detailed information see instructions for forms of support.
Last updated: 27/10/2023