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Formas — Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development

Funds Swedish sustainable development and public-interest innovation through competitive research support and environmental problem-solving programmes.

Swedenwww.formas.se
Key stats
Annual fundingSEK 1.8B
Programs4
Active grants1
Total grants5
About

Formas, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development, is a government research council in Sweden's national research-funding system. It funds research and innovation in environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning, and it also develops strategy, analysis, and evaluation work around sustainable development. The agency's annual funding scale is about SEK 1.8 billion.

Its rou…

Programs & grants under this funder
Formas Biosociety — Fossil-Free and Resilient Bio-based Production

Supports Co funded industry academia consortia for fossil free and resilient bioeconomy and bio based industrial processes in Sweden.

1 grant
Formas Biosociety — Fossil-Free Bio-based Production Call 2
Open
SEK 50M pool
Formas Career Grant for Early-Career Researchers

Supports Supports promising early career researchers to develop independence within Formas sustainability areas.

1 grant
Formas Career Grant
Between cycles
— pool
Competitive Food Sector and Sustainable Transitions

Funds Swedish food-sector research and innovation projects through Formas grants.

2 grants
Applied Research for a Competitive Food Sector and Sustainable Transitions
Closed
SEK 70M pool
Co-created Innovations for a Competitive Food Sector and Sustainable Transitions
Closed
SEK 15M pool
Formas Explore

Supports Freely formulated research projects in environment, agriculture, and spatial planning Sweden's flagship academic call.

1 grant
Formas Explore
Between cycles
— pool
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.formas.se