Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant
A unique collaboration between seven private funders who strongly believe in supporting prominent early-career researchers.
About the grant
The call addresses prominent early-career researchers based at host institutions in Sweden, who in tough competition scored among the best in the most recent European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant call yet narrowly missed out on a grant due to the limited available ERC funding. The funding is equivalent to an ERC Starting Grant.
– The aim of the call is to give the researchers an opportunity to work on their proposed projects and do ground breaking research. We believe that this will give them a competitive advantage the next time they apply for ERC funding, says Anna Wetterbom, CEO of Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse and coordinator of the SFSG collaboration.
Participating Funders
The Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant is a collaboration between seven private funders.
Erling Perssons Stiftelse
Kempestiftelserna
KK-stiftelsen
Olle Engkvists Stiftelse
Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning
Since the launch in 2015 a total of 30 fellows have been funded with