Apply for Strategic Mobility 2026!

The Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, finances the salary costs for people who want to move between business/government/hospital and academia/research institutes for a period of time.

SSF’s mission is to finance research of the highest quality that contributes to Sweden’s competitiveness and at the same time promote mobility both internationally, nationally and between universities, institutes and companies.

SSF therefore announces an annual announcement of 10 million SEK in the strategic mobility initiative. Grants can be applied for the salary of a researcher or equivalent person during a four to twelve month exchange service in a sector other than the one in which the person is active. During the stay, the visiting researcher must conduct strategic research in one of SSF’s prioritized areas of natural science, technology or medicine.

Personal qualifications are weighed based on the context in which the individual works, for example, no academic research degree/title is required for a person coming from industry.

Intersectoral mobility within Sweden is prioritized. The aim of the program is to increase personal mobility, knowledge transfer and cross-fertilization between different sectors of society.

Please write your application in English!

The deadline for applications is September 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM.

The project start should take place between January 1 and July 1, 2027.

Download the call text here!

For more information, please contact:

Program Manager Joakim Amorim, joakim.amorim@strategiska.se, 08-505 816 65

Communication Manager Sofie Pehrsson, sofie.pehrsson@strategiska.se, 073-358 16 67