Research Project Grant

A competitive research grant program funding project-based cancer research conducted at Swedish universities and colleges. Grants support personnel and operating costs for projects across fields including medicine, healthcare, natural sciences, technology and social sciences. Grants are awarded to projects conducted at or affiliated with Swedish higher education institutions and are typically granted for three years with a grant period of 1 January–31 December. Applications are submitted in English via the Swedish Cancer Society's digital application system Fenix.

Funding for personnel (doctoral students, postdocs, visiting researchers, research nurses etc.) and operating costs; specified annual grant amounts from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 SEK and allowance for overhead.

Applicants must have employment at a Swedish university or healthcare institution corresponding to at least 20% of full employment (affiliation with a Swedish university required if employed only at a healthcare institution). Project grants are primarily intended for researchers holding a PhD (applicants must have obtained their PhD before 2021-12-31) with scientific merits equivalent to docent and/or independence as a principal investigator.

Applications are submitted via the Swedish Cancer Society's Fenix system using BankID and Swedish social security numbers; applicants create an account or log in to Fenix to apply.