45 million in research support for returnees from USA!
The Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, is providing 45 million SEK in research grants to US-based researchers who want to return to Sweden to develop their research focus at a Swedish university.
The call for applications for the SSF Individual Grants 2025 Ingvar Carlsson Award – Across the Atlantic, is aimed exclusively at researchers who are currently employed in the American academy and who have a previous or current connection to Sweden in the form of active or previous Swedish citizenship or a master’s or doctoral degree from a higher education institution in Sweden.
The grant is 15 million kronor and will cover a research period at a Swedish university or college for five years. The institution must confirm that a permanent position in the form of a professor, assistant professor or lecturer will be offered.
Applicants must have conducted research for 7 to 12 years from the date of their doctoral degree to the application deadline for this call.
The research must be carried out within the foundation’s areas of activity: natural sciences, technology or medicine.
SSF’s mission is to finance research of the highest quality that contributes to Sweden’s competitiveness and at the same time promotes mobility both internationally, nationally and between universities, institutes and companies.
The application deadline is September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM. The project must start between January 1 and June 30, 2026.
Download the call for proposals here!
For more information, contact:
Research Secretary Gergana Hamberg, gergana.hamberg@strategiska.se, 08 – 505 816 76
Program Manager Joakim Amorim, joakim.amorim@strategiska.se, 08-505 816 65