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Network grant for planning future clusters of excellence for cutting-edge technologies

Swedish Research Council

The purpose of the grant is to create an opportunity for a constellation of researchers to plan for a future application for a grant to establish a cluster of excellence for cutting-edge technology, with a focus on future technology areas. The grant will be reported back to the Swedish Research Council after 6 months.

Area: Humanities and social sciences, Medicine and health, Natural sciences and engineering, Educational sciences

Support form: Environmental and collaboration support

Grant type: Network grant

Focus: Cutting-edge technology

Wanted by: Individual researcher

Participating researchers: At least 1 and up to 6 other researchers should be invited to participate in the application.

Grant period: 6 months

Grant amount: SEK 1,200,000 per grant

Grant period starts: October 2025

Application period: June 4, 2025 (2:00 p.m.) – August 19, 2025 (2:00 p.m.)

The grant decision will be published: No later than the end of September 2025

Applicant

The network grant is applied for by you as an individual researcher together with your organization (Swedish university or college or any other Swedish organization that meets our requirements to be a fund manager of the Swedish Research Council's grant ). We must have approved your organization as a fund manager for you to be able to apply. The fund manager must sign your application in Prisma, within 7 calendar days from the application deadline.

You must have completed a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree by the application deadline for this call. For those with a Swedish doctoral degree, the date of issue of the degree registered in Ladok applies.

You are the project manager and responsible for the described activity. The time you allocate (your activity level, i.e. percentage of full-time work) must be adapted to the task and its implementation throughout the grant period.

You do not need to be employed by the fund manager at the time of application, but you must be employed when the grant period begins and then throughout the grant period and additional time available. The employment must comprise at least 20 percent of a full-time position.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. 🧠 Scientific Quality & Novelty

Applications are evaluated on:

Scientific Quality – clarity, theoretical basis, aims, and methods

Novelty & Originality – innovation, advancing the field, potential for paradigm shifts

These are rated on a seven-point scale (1–7)

2. 👨‍🔬 Applicant Merit

Your competence and track record are assessed relative to your career stage and project needs.

Emphasis is placed on recent productivity (e.g. publications, grants, supervision) over the past ~4 years .

3. 📊 Feasibility

Feasibility is rated 1–3 and focuses on:

Realism of methodology and timeline

Available resources (partners, facilities)

Risk management and ethics compliance

4. 🔍 Overall Assessment

Review panels weigh Scientific Quality and Applicant Merit more heavily than Novelty, with Feasibility factored in if it's a concern .

5. 🏛 Call-Specific Criteria

Many calls include additional evaluation aspects such as:

Relevance to the call or research infrastructure

Interdisciplinarity or societal impact

Gender and ethical perspectives .

6. 🌍 International & Institutional Context

Analysis shows successful applicants often have:

International mobility and global collaborations

An academic environment that supports independent research

Funding and time allocated for meaningful project development .

7. 🕐 Expert Peer Review & Panel Deliberation

Applications are reviewed by at least three external experts.

Only highly rated proposals are discussed in-depth during panel meetings.

Feedback includes numeric scores and qualitative comments—especially for discussed applications.

8. 📋 Complete & Compliant Submission

Use the Prisma portal, include all required components:

Chosen review panels, co-applicants, CV, budget, ethics, gender/citizenship statements

Incomplete, late, or improperly formatted applications are disqualified .

📋 Summary Table

Predictor	Action to Take
Scientific Quality & Novelty	Clearly define objectives, theory, methodology, and innovation
Applicant Merit	Highlight recent productivity and relevant expertise
Feasibility	Justify timelines, resources, risk management, ethics
Overall Score	Balance quality and applicant strength; mitigate feasibility issues
Call-Specific Fit	Address all tailored criteria (e.g., gender perspective, interdisciplinarity)
International & Institutional Fit	Demonstrate mobility, institutional support, and independence
Peer-Review Awareness	Prepare for scrutiny; ensure top-tier submission
Compliance	Fully complete portal forms, attachments, and ethical statements

🛠 Pro Tips for Your VR Application

Match the Call – Align with disciplinary groups and project guidelines.

Emphasize Recent Merit – Include top publications and relevant achievements from the last 4 years.

Provide a Detailed Plan – Describe methodology, milestones, and ethics clearly.

Show Innovation – Explain how your idea challenges current knowledge.

Get Institutional Support – Confirm access to facilities, collaborators, and administrative backing.

Build International Links – Mention prior or proposed international collaborations.

Double-Check Everything – Use Prisma to ensure all sections, ethics, and budget are complete before the deadline.

Specialties

Artificial Intelligence

Eligibility Requirements

Here we describe the requirements that must be met in order for you to be eligible to apply for the grant. We will carry out checks and reject applications that do not meet the requirements.

Orientation

The Swedish Research Council and Vinnova have together the goal of realizing the government's large-scale vision of a world-leading cluster of excellence for cutting-edge technology. The authorities will coordinate the work during the initiative. The cluster will become a leader in strategic cutting-edge technology areas to strengthen competence and competitiveness in Swedish business.

The current network grant is a planning grant for an upcoming call for grants to establish clusters of excellence for cutting-edge technology.

What may constitute a future cluster of excellence, as well as what may be included in a cluster of excellence, may vary between different areas, within the following framework:

Each cluster will include a powerful and focused investment of tens of millions of SEK (at least 40 million) per cluster and year.
The clusters will involve collaboration between higher education institutions where the purpose is to create conditions for the highest scientific quality within each technology area and to drive the front line forward for these technology areas with the goal of becoming an international leader.
To increase knowledge about the interaction between new technology, societal development and international relations, each cluster of excellence should also include funds for social science and humanities research that highlights opportunities, obstacles and threats, as well as research on international security policy issues linked to emerging technology.

Planned clusters may, but do not have to, include the following:

research infrastructure
international collaborations
strategies for future recruitment
graduate schools.

Eligible Countries:

Sweden

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Swedish Research Council

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Box 1035 101 38 Stockholm

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