Grant for Recruiting International Visiting Researchers
Funds Swedish higher education institutions to host international researchers and strengthen global collaboration.
The Grant for Recruiting International Visiting Researchers to Sweden 2026 is a Vetenskapsrådet programme enabling Swedish research institutions to temporarily employ prominent international researchers currently working outside Europe. Each award is a fixed SEK 2,000,000 to fund a twelve-month employment at the host institution. The total 2026 budget is SEK 30,000,000, supporting approximately 15…
Any field — visiting researcher must be from outside Europe with 5+ years post-PhD experience.
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