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2023
Application opens on March 15.
SSMF’s four-year Starting Grant is intended to give promising young researchers the opportunity to establish themselves as independent researchers. This support is aimed at those with postdoctoral qualifications, and covers salaries and associated operating expenses.
The research can be carried on on a full-time basis. It can also be carried on on a half-time basis, in combination with half-time clinical practice, for medical practitioners who undertake research.
The grant can be used for research in all areas of medicine. SSMF supports both basic research and applied research.
The grant period is four years and the disposition period for the grant is five years. The position begins no earlier than 1 January and no later than 1 July of the year after the application.
Only Swedish Universities and Swedish University Colleges can be specified as grant managers in the application.
Before the call opens, be sure to discuss the terms and budget details with your intended grant manager to ensure that you have long-term support for your research.
The application is made electronically and consists of two parts. The first part is a shorter application (Letter of Intent) that must be completed before applicants can open the full application (Main Application).
Read more about the grant: https://www.ssmf.se/for-scientists/starting-grant/
