Grant for Accessibility to Infrastructure

Grant for Accessibility to Infrastructure

Supports access to major Swedish research infrastructure for teams conducting studies through shared national facilities.

The Grant for Accessibility to Infrastructure is a Vetenskapsrådet programme funding research projects that use Sweden's strategic research infrastructures — specifically SciLifeLab, MAX IV, the European Spallation Source (ESS), and other strategically valuable facilities. The programme targets projects that broaden non-academic participation in major infrastructures or promote Swedish involvement in strategic international infrastructure development. The 2026 call is open from 22 April 2026 to 10 June 2026 at 14:00 CET. The total 2026 budget is SEK 60,000,000 for six to eight grants, implying awards in the range of approximately SEK 7.5 to 10 million per project, though no per-grant maximum is published. The minimum is SEK 400,000 per year for a one to three year project starting January 2027. Decisions are expected by the end of October 2026.

Individual researchers with a Swedish doctoral degree (or equivalent) employed at a Swedish higher education institution or approved administrating organisation apply as principal investigators at a minimum of 20% full-time equivalent. Up to six additional participating researchers with doctoral degrees may join the team. A mandatory collaboration requirement applies: applicants must partner with both a named research infrastructure and a non-academic organisation (a company or public sector body), and letters of support from both partners are required at submission.

Every application must address at least one of two specific strategic objectives: increasing business or public sector participation in major research infrastructures, or promoting Swedish participation in strategic international infrastructure development. Applications are written in English except for the popular-science description, which must be in Swedish. Teams strongest positioned for this grant will have existing relationships with one of the named infrastructures and a concrete non-academic partner ready to co-sign a letter of support before the 10 June deadline.