# Project Grant for Research Collaboration between South Korea and Sweden

**Funder:** Swedish Research Council
**Budget:** 1,000,000 SEK (Swedish part)
**Duration:** 15 months (Swedish part); 24 months (Korean part)
**Consortium:** Required — 1 Swedish PI + 1 Korean PI (bilateral collaboration)
**Application:** Single stage (parallel submission in Prisma and NRF IRIS)
**Eligible countries:** SE, KR
**Official call:** https://www.vr.se/english/applying-for-funding/calls/2026-01-27-project-grant-for-research-collaboration-between-south-korea-and-sweden.html
**Last verified:** 18 April 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Funds innovative bilateral research projects between one Swedish and one Korean PI focused on AI in Life Sciences (biological mechanisms, diagnostics, personalized medicine, epidemiology). Purely clinical applications excluded. Swedish applicant must hold a doctoral degree, be employed at an eligible Swedish HEI or approved administrating organisation (min. 20% FTE), and submit in English via Prisma. Application must also be submitted in parallel to NRF IRIS by the Korean partner.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/swedish-research-council-project-grant-for-research-collaboration-between-s-2026) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.