This section presents a list of current and upcoming funding opportunities relevant for researchers in Sweden that work in areas related to pandemic preparedness, including infectious disease and antibiotic resistance. For a list of recurring funding calls, see the text below.
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The purpose of the grant is to give clinically active persons the opportunity to carry out research on a part-time basis in parallel with developing their clinical competence. The aim is to …
Grant for research time in a clinical environment
Funder: Swedish Research Council Submission opens:
February 22, 2023 Submission deadline: March 28, 2023 Funding amount: A standard amount based on the activity level (1 510 000 SEK per year, 1 680 000 SEK per year, or 1 850 000 SEK per year). Funding period: 2-6 years starting Jan 2024. Eligible applicant:
Individual researcher who completed a doctoral degree no more than 10 years ago. Decision date: No later than the beginning of October 2023.
Call description: The purpose of the grant is to give clinically active persons the opportunity to carry out research on a part-time basis in parallel with developing their clinical competence. The aim is to reinforce and renew medical and clinical research.
The purpose of the project grant is to give researchers the freedom to formulate their own research idea, method and implementation, and to solve a specific research task within a limited …
Project grant for research into viruses and pandemics – from fundamental mechanisms to medical interventions
Funder: Swedish Research Council Submission opens:
February 22, 2023 Submission deadline: March 28, 2023 Funding amount: Minimum 400 000 SEK per year, maximum 2 500 000 SEK per year. Funding period: 1-3 years starting Jan 2024. Eligible applicant:
Individual researcher and up to 6 other researchers may be invited to join the application Decision date: No later than the beginning of November 2023.
Call description: The purpose of the project grant is to give researchers the freedom to formulate their own research idea, method and implementation, and to solve a specific research task within a limited period. The focus of this call is on research into basic virology and fundamental disease mechanisms caused by viruses. It also covers research into areas such as zoonoses, the development of medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and treatments. The initiative is part of the national research programme in viruses and pandemics.
The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration in the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR). This is the 16th call within JPIAMR and has the …
Project grant for international research collaboration within antimicrobial resistance (Swedish project leader’s application in Prisma).
Funder: JPIAMR Submission opens:
January 16, 2023 Submission deadline: March 14, 2023 Funding amount: Minimum 1 200 000 SEK (approximately 110 000 EUR) in total per Swedish partner in a project. Maximum 3 500 000 SEK in total (approximately 320 000 EUR) per project for Swedish participation with maximum 2 Swedish partners. Maximum 5 000 000 SEK in total (approximately 457 000 EUR) for Swedish participation in a consortium with a Swedish coordinator. Funding period: 3 years starting Jan 2024. Eligible applicant:
Individual researcher who participates as 1 of maximum 2 Swedish project leaders in a consortium with partners from at least 3 participating countries. Only researchers at an administrating organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council may apply. Decision date: No later than the end of November 2023.
Call description: The purpose of the grant is to support international collaboration in the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR). This is the 16th call within JPIAMR and has the title “Development of innovative strategies, tools, technologies, and methods for diagnostics and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance”. Sweden, via the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, is one of the 19 countries taking part in the JPIAMR call.
Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe's services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), …
Respiratory Pathogens
Funder: ISIDORe Submission opens:
November 1, 2022 Submission deadline: January 1, 2025 Funding amount: Funding will be available for as long as it remains available. Call provides access to ISIDORe services, not a given monetary amount.
Call description: Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe’s services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), and/or is focused on at least one eligible respiratory pathogen (see funding link for details). Your proposal must focus on at least one of the following pathogens: Zoonotic betacoronaviruses, Influenza A, Yersinia pestis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis/bovis, Coxiella burnetii.
Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe's services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), …
Vector-borne Pathogens and their Vectors
Funder: ISIDORe Submission opens:
November 1, 2022 Submission deadline: January 1, 2025 Funding amount: Funding will be available for as long as it remains available. Call provides access to ISIDORe services, not a given monetary amount.
Call description: Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe’s services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), and/or is focused on at least one eligible vector-borne pathogen (see funding link for details). Your proposal must focus on at least one of the following pathogens: Rift valley fever virus, Zika virus, Chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, Dengue virus, Japanese encephalitis, Yellow fever virus, Tick-borne encephalitis virus, Plasmodium, Leishmania, Borrelia burgdorferi.
Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe's services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), …
Other Pathogens with Epidemic Potential
Funder: ISIDORe Submission opens:
November 1, 2022 Submission deadline: January 1, 2025 Funding amount: Funding will be available for as long as it remains available. Call provides access to ISIDORe services, not a given monetary amount.
Call description: Researchers are invited to submit any proposal that can be advanced by access to at least one of ISIDORe’s services, falls under topics defined in the Scope (see funding link for details), and/or is focused on pathogen X or at least one of: Orthopoxviruses, Non-polio enteroviruses, or Polio enteroviruses.
Generally, the Swedish Research Council starts accepting applications for funding within medicine and health (such as for example the project grant, starting grant and consolidator grant) at the beginning of each year with a deadline in spring. Information about these calls is typically available at the end of the previous year.
Generally, Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning (SSMF) grant applications are accepted during spring. You can find information about funding from SSMF on their website.