Requirements

2021/11/23
  • All participating researchers applying for salary funding must have completed their PhD by the application date. Research conducted by doctoral students is not funded through RJ Projects.
  • By the application date, all applicants must have submitted final reports on previous research grants awarded by RJ.
  • It is only possible to participate in one project application as a project leader or project participant.
  • A connection with Sweden is required. This means that researchers active in Sweden (with a formal connection to a Swedish higher education institution) participate in the research or that a Swedish research institute is actively involved.
  • It is permitted to include costs for project participants active abroad.
  • Project leaders or project participants who have been unsuccessful in the first stage of the application process two years running may not apply for project grants in the following year.
  • Each researcher may only work in the project at most 75 per cent per year.
  • The project leader must work in the project at least 20 per cent per year.
  • RJ fully funds approved projects and does not allow co-funding with other external sources of funding. RJ does not fund projects that have already begun.
  • Applicants must report any ongoing research grants and grants obtained in parallel with a project grant from RJ.
  • The project leader is to ensure that the research is compatible with the ethical guidelines established by the Swedish Research Council and that ethical review is carried out where necessary.