Research grants for Swedish researchers

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-STEP-DEFENCE-01): HORIZON EIC Equity Only

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

COST funds research networks (COST Actions) on any topic, bottom-up, rather than research costs. The 2026 Open Call will fund up to 80 Actions.

EIC call (HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01): HORIZON EIC Grants

ERDERA Clinical Trial Call 2026 (pre-announcement), listed under ERDERA on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Invite-only full application stage for NERC Large Grants. Applicants must be based at UK research organisations eligible for NERC funding. Associated studentships may be available. Proposals must align with NERC's environmental science remit.

Call for a consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver the Beyond the Lab: From Research to Venture programme, including masterclasses, mentoring and a Pitch Day for two cohorts over two years.

Call for a consortium of two Technology Transfer Offices (universities/research organisations) and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver a six-month venture building programme helping researchers incorporate healthcare start-ups, including masterclasses, mentoring and a Pitch Day over two cohorts.

Funds consortia to design and deliver Summer Schools and Certified Innovation Path Residentials in Health Data, Digital Medical Devices, High Value Care, or Biotech. Open to higher education institutions, research organisations, healthcare providers, and industry partners; funding spans programme iterations in 2027 and 2028.

Call for a consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider to deliver activities of EIT Health's Beyond the Idea: From Concept to Venture programme, supporting MSc and PhD students building healthcare ventures over two cohorts.

Call for consortia to design and deliver EIT Health Bootcamp learning paths for health start-ups covering digital health validation, deep tech/AI commercialisation, cross-border scaling and patient access. Funding covers max 50% of eligible costs via actual-cost model; remaining 50% must be co-funded from non-EIT Health sources. Individuals may not apply.

Funding to deliver a venture-building programme for Master's and PhD students developing early-stage healthcare solutions; applicants must form a consortium of one University Incubator and one Entrepreneurship Support Provider with demonstrated venture-building experience.

Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequence, listed under Biodiversa-plus on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Fifth Water4All joint transnational call supporting transnational research and innovation projects on sustainable water resources management, covering integrated monitoring, nature-based approaches, smart water infrastructures, and governance. Funded under Horizon Europe's co-funded partnership scheme; dates are provisional pending final call text.

Grant to Swedish organisations for recruiting international visiting researchers to Sweden. Only organisations, not individual researchers, may apply.

Water4All 2026 Joint Transnational Call - Sustainable Water, listed under Water4All on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Seed funding for early-stage, pre-development technology concepts in cancer immunotherapy; applicants must hold a tenure-track position at a not-for-profit research center or institution. Does not support clinical trials or refinement of existing technologies.

The Wallenberg – Bienenstock Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Stanford, USA from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time in Sweden).

New cancer-immunotherapy technologies at the pre-development concept stage. Routine application or refinement of existing technologies is generally non-responsive; clinical trials are excluded. Applicants need a tenure-track position at a nonprofit institution; co-PIs may apply.

The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships at Nanyang Technological University Singapore from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time i

Supported by the European Commission, this network of research and innovation funders across Europe and beyond advances a resilient and sustainable blue economy through transnational collaborative projects.

The Wallenberg Foundation Scholarship Program for Postdoctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Broad Institute from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education

SBEP Fourth Joint Call - 2026 (preannouncement), listed under SBEP on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Topic HORIZON-JU-EUROHPC-2026-TIPT-09-01. Funds scale-up of European trapped-ion quantum computing platforms to >1000 physical qubits, integrated with HPC, targeting TRL 4→7. Participation limited to legal entities in EU Member States or EuroHPC JU Participating States; entities controlled by non-eligible countries require guarantees. Indicative 1 grant of up to €20M.

Transnational research and innovation projects on sustainable urban transition under pillars Circular Urban Economies, Positive Energy Districts and 15-Minute City, co-funded by Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency under Horizon Europe's Driving Urban Transitions partnership. Consortium of at least three organisations from at least three participating countries required; national co-funding rules apply.

DUT Call 2026, listed under DUT on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

M-ERA.NET Joint Call 2026, listed under M-ERA.NET 3 on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Covers MSCA Doctoral Networks, Joint Doctorates (joint/double/multiple doctoral degrees) and Industrial Doctorates (mandatory non-academic sector involvement); beneficiaries must recruit and host doctoral candidates under full employment contracts.

MSCA Doctoral Networks fund partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses and other socio-economic actors to implement doctoral training programmes, including Industrial and Joint Doctorates with joint supervision arrangements. Open to organisations from EU, Associated and third countries.

Supports pioneering immunotherapy clinical trials designed and led by academic researchers.

Supports pioneering immunotherapy clinical trials designed and led by academic researchers. Requires a clinical trial focus; applicants must be academic investigators leading immunotherapy trials.

Improved system design for innovative PV applications, listed under EUPI-PV on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Targeted Grants to Math+AI Institutes, offered by the Simons Foundation's Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division, support institutes working at the intersection of mathematics and artificial intelligence.

Supports innovative investigations at the intersection of laboratory discovery and clinical application in cancer immunology, accelerating translation of immunological discoveries into cancer therapies.

Supports clinically relevant research that bridges laboratory and clinical discovery to advance immunotherapies for chordoma.

Team research on immune prevention or interception of primary cancer and recurrence. Clinical trials are excluded. Tenure-track assistant professor or higher by award activation; applicants without the appointment must supply institutional confirmation with the LOI. Nonprofit research institutions worldwide.

FORESTPathways, listed under FOREST on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Supports candidates intending to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant biology, understanding the inner workings of plants at the whole-organism level or below.

Supports moving promising research results forward towards patient benefit, commercialisation or implementation in healthcare.

Innovation projects developing and testing science-based solutions for sustainable, resilient food supply chains. Requires a Swedish-registered company (not sole proprietorship, established ≥3 years) paired with a Swedish academic partner; foreign organisations cannot be partners. Organisational call visible only via Prisma account manager; companies funded up to 40% of eligible costs.

Knut and Alice Wallenberg AI Consultancy Grant from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time in Sweden).

Award for groups/organisations contributing to the fight against blindness and visual impairment, primarily in developing regions, or developing innovations/technologies improving quality of life of the visually impaired. Open to laboratories, organisations, or collaborative projects of any size, local to international.

Summer research program for doctoral/PhD students hosted at IIASA; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding for participation.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects aiming for groundbreaking discoveries in DIPG/DMG. Submitted via Proposal Central.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects addressing major challenges in DIPG/DMG research with potential for groundbreaking discoveries. Application via Proposal Central; opens 16 October 2026.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing labs, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Submitted via Proposal Central.

For researchers 5-15 years post-PhD with an excellent research proposal; project must be hosted at a public or private research organisation in an EU Member State or Associated Country. Applications accepted in any field of research on a bottom-up basis.

Supports digital/AI-enabled medical devices (MDR/IVDR) at Innovation Maturity Level 6 aiming to reach IML 7, funding clinical validation, regulatory submission (CE-mark), product finalisation and market readiness. Commercialising entity must sign a Financial Sustainability Contribution Agreement.

Supports talented early career scientists in facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions, with a $600,000 three-year faculty research grant focused on autism and neuroscience research.

Branco Weiss Fellowship (Society in Science, administered by ETH Zurich) funds postdocs (PhD ≤5y, before first faculty post) pursuing independent, interdisciplinary research at any host institution worldwide. Not host-country-restricted.

Doctoral programme funding at the European University Institute; Finnish applicants apply via Research Council of Finland funding.

For mid-career scientists (tenure-track assistant professors with ≥3 years in role or associate professors with ≤3 years) holding an MD, PhD, or MD/PhD, committing ≥80% time to research. No citizenship restrictions; research may be conducted at non-profit medical schools/research centers in the US or abroad, but not at for-profit institutions.

Project grant for Swedish researchers participating in international collaborative research on Resilient Cultural Heritage.

Grant to Swedish organisations for Frontiers of Science collaboration activities with Japan. Only organisations, not individual researchers, may apply.

Project grant for Swedish researchers participating in international collaborative health research consortia under the ERA4HEALTH joint call.

Supports new faculty appointments in scientific software research within the Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) program, for appointments starting no later than September 1, 2028.

Supports excellent postdoctoral researchers for up to two years, with international mobility a key requirement. Includes salary/stipend, relocation allowance, and support for fellows with children. A host laboratory may support a maximum of one candidate per selection round.

Applicants must be mentored postdoctoral researchers when applying. Applicants must never have held an independent faculty or equivalent position. Cancer immunotherapy research; at most five postdoctoral years unless CRI approves an exception; at least twelve mentored months before transition.

Funds hit identification, druggability assessment, and further development of early therapeutic projects for adult cancers using antibody or small molecule approaches. Open to academic researchers worldwide with their own lab; run collaboratively with Cancer Research Horizons.

Proof of Concept grants in Life Science from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, a major Swedish private research funder. The applicant must hold a long-term association with a Swedish higher-education institution (≥70% of working time in Sweden).

Funds cancer target identification or validation using novel model systems, antibody or small molecule approaches for adult cancers. Open to academic researchers worldwide with their own lab; projects run collaboratively with Cancer Research Horizons' drug discovery scientists.

Project grant for Swedish researchers participating in international collaborative research on antimicrobial resistance under the EUP OHAMR joint call.

Funding for research infrastructure of national interest in Sweden.

Supports early-career scientists with mentorship, training, and resources to launch independent research in immunology and cancer immunology.

Supports postdocs with a doctoral degree pursuing hypothesis-driven cancer immunology research integrated with computational biology/data science, conducted under a sponsor (assistant professor or higher) at a non-profit host institution; no citizenship restrictions. Applicants must have fewer than 5 years of mentored research experience (exceptions for MDs).

For postdoctoral researchers in immunology or cancer immunology, conducted under a sponsor holding assistant professor rank or higher at a non-profit institution; applicant must have <5 years mentored research experience post-PhD. Can be performed in the US or abroad; no citizenship restrictions.

Supports digital or AI-enabled medical devices (MDR/IVDR) at Innovation Maturity Level 6 aiming to reach IML 7, requiring clinical validation, regulatory submission and market readiness activities. Lead applicant must be a commercialising company; solutions must target 150,000 EU patients/citizens and generate revenue within 3 years post-funding.

Production technologies for solar photovoltaics beyond the s, listed under EUPI-PV on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Supports newly independent DIPG/DMG researchers establishing a lab, or established researchers new to DIPG/DMG research. Focused on DIPG/DMG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma / diffuse midline glioma). Applications submitted via Proposal Central.

Funds hypothesis-driven, innovative research projects addressing major challenges in DIPG/DMG with potential for groundbreaking discoveries. Focused on DIPG/DMG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma / diffuse midline glioma). Applications submitted via Proposal Central.

HORIZON-CL5-2027-02 - BATTERIES and ENERGY, listed under Batteries (BATT4EU) on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

Organisational call for business-oriented applied/industrial research on sustainable external inputs (e.g. fertilisers, feed, plant protection, packaging) for a resilient Swedish food supply. Lead applicant must be a Swedish business or research organisation; foreign partners may participate but cannot receive Formas funding; purchased services capped at 20% of Formas funding requested. Companies can receive up to 65% of eligible costs under GBER industrial research rules.

Supports life scientists who have been group leaders for less than four years at time of application in setting up their laboratories. Provides financial support for networking for four years, training opportunities, support for lab members and mentoring.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-02): HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Postdoctoral programme

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-COFUND-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Cofund Doctoral programme

HORIZON-CL5-2027-04-Two-Stage - BATTERIES and MOBILITY, listed under Batteries (BATT4EU) on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-SE-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges

Transnational call for international consortia of researchers and societal partners, part of Horizon Europe. SIA makes budget available per round for participation of Dutch hogescholen. Executed by the DUT partnership.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-CITIZENS-01): HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

HORIZON-INFRA-2027-01 - Research Infrastructures 2027, listed under European Open Science Cloud on the ERA-LEARN call calendar. See the call guidance for funding, eligibility and consortium requirements.

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-PF-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships

MSCA call (HORIZON-MSCA-2027-DN-01): HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral Networks

Awarded to pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows under a mentor's guidance to develop next-generation leaders in DIPG/DMG research.

Supports high-risk, high-reward cancer research projects worldwide spanning basic research, therapeutic discovery/translational science, innovative technologies, and clinical research; principal investigators must be independent researchers at their institutions.

Funds research into causal mechanisms underpinning early interventions for anxiety, depression and/or psychosis, requiring involvement of people with lived experience throughout the project. Lead applicant must commit at least 20% research time; co-applicants at least 10%. Host organisation must confirm salary underwriting arrangements.

Funds collaborative teams researching anxiety, depression and/or psychosis through the lens of sleep and circadian science. Requires involvement of people with lived experience throughout the project; host organisations anywhere in the world except mainland China and sanctioned territories; lead applicant must commit at least 20% research time, coapplicants at least 10%.

Open to arts and humanities researchers for collaborative research projects; applications require a project lead and at least one project co-lead. International project co-leads and project partners (UK or overseas, including EU) may be included. Projects must start at least nine months after submission.

Funds development of dynamic multiscale Virtual Human Twin (VHT) models integrating AI and multi-omics/imaging data to understand cancer onset, progression and personalise treatment, contributing to the EU Cancer Mission. Successful projects join the Cancer Mission 'Understanding' project cluster; multidisciplinary consortia including clinicians, patients, AI experts and SMEs expected; data must be made FAIR and shared via UNCAN.eu and the Advanced VHT Platform.

Challenge Programme 2027 theme on hybrid bio-electrocatalysis and electron transfer mechanisms (TRL 1-3). Main applicant must be a tenured/tenure-track researcher at a European (EU/Schengen/UK) university, hospital, or non-profit research organisation with ≥75% employment; at least one applicant must be ≥75% employed in Denmark. Industry collaboration allowed but industrial partners cannot receive funding.

Open to research groups and individuals addressing significant environmental science questions within NERC's remit; welcomes multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. International co-leads limited to Norway-based collaborators under UKRI-Research Council of Norway agreement; NSF, FAPESP, FNR Lead Agency routes available. Does not fund PhD studentship costs or data archival/curation.

Funds global evidence infrastructure hubs for evidence synthesis supporting health research/policy in Climate and Health, Infectious Disease, Mental Health or Discovery Research. Lead applicant must be based at an LMIC organisation (not mainland China); commercial organisations cannot be administering organisations; up to 5 awards expected.

Funds teams proposing circadian-based and/or physical activity interventions for early intervention in anxiety/depression in young people aged 10-18, in the UK and/or Africa. Requires a clinical trials specialist, lived experience involvement, and expertise in mental health science plus circadian/physical activity science. Administering organisation must be not-for-profit, anywhere except mainland China.

Funds research into the biological, psychological and/or social mechanisms underlying anxiety and trauma-related problems, open to higher education institutions, research institutes, non-academic healthcare organisations, not-for-profit/NGOs and commercial organisations. Applicants cannot transfer grant funds into mainland China; lead applicants must contribute at least 20% research time. Involvement of people with lived experience is required and assessed.

Transnational call under the European FOREST Partnership (Horizon Europe); Swedish funders (Formas, Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova) will only fund projects within Topic 3 (Timber and Innovative Wood-Based Products) and Topic 4 (Forest Value Chains, Markets and Governance). Funded projects commence first half of 2028; open to actors operating in Sweden as part of transnational consortia.

For emerging or established research groups in health-related humanities, social sciences or bioethics; lead applicant plus 1-6 co-applicants, each needing a permanent/long-term contract or guarantee thereof. Organisations may be based anywhere except mainland China; transfer of funds into mainland China is not permitted.

Funds partnerships of universities, research institutions, businesses and other socio-economic actors to implement doctoral training programmes; open to third-country organisations. Can support Industrial Doctorates (joint supervision academia-industry) and Joint Doctorates (joint/double/multiple degrees).

Develops dynamic multiscale Virtual Human Twins integrating AI and multi-omics, imaging and real-world data to model cancer onset and progression, validated with longitudinal patient data and shared via UNCAN.eu and the Advanced VHT Platform. Requires multidisciplinary consortium including clinicians and patient representatives; clinical studies require a dedicated annex.

Research actions on integrating climate-related factors into human exposome research, requiring SSH expertise involvement; proposals including clinical studies must submit a dedicated annex. Funded projects must join a cluster for joint networking activities and share data via the IHEN Data Catalogue.