Swedish Research Council International Postdoctoral Scholarships, Sweden (2017)

The Swedish Research Council is now accepting applications for International Postdoc Grant for January 2018 start. The purpose of the grant is to give recently qualified researchers with a doctoral degree from a Swedish university the opportunity to expand their networks and their competencies by working abroad under secure employment terms.

The Swedish Research Council priority target groups are researchers since financing research is one of the most important missions of the Swedish Research Council. Other target groups are decision-makers, journalists, and the public. Grant is awarded in the following fields:

- Humanities and Social Sciences;
- Medicine and Health;
- Natural and Engineering Sciences;
- Educational Sciences;
- Artistic Research.

Eligibility

The following criteria must be fulfilled in order for you to be eligible to apply for the grant:

- The applicant for an international postdoc grant must be an individual researcher;
- You must hold a doctoral degree from a Swedish university or the European University Institute (EUI), awarded no more than two years before the deadline for this call;
- International students are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme;
- Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the higher level required by the University.

Grants from the Swedish Research Council shall be administered by a Swedish university or HEI or another Swedish public organisation that fulfils our criteria for administrating organizations. To apply, your organisation must, therefore, be approved as an administrating organisation.

If you are awarded a grant, you must be employed by the administrating organisation when the grant period starts and throughout the grant period, unless the Swedish Research Council, the administrating organisation or any other employer agree otherwise. The administrating organisation will decide on the employment form, salary and employment terms and conditions. You are, however, expected to remain employed full-time throughout the grant period, which means that you are employed and pay tax in Sweden during your stay abroad. You do not have to be employed by the administrating organisation at the time of applying.

Further details:
http://www.mladiinfo.eu