In collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences the Foundation have decided to support Swedish research in mathematics. The aim is for Sweden to recover its position at the international cutting edge by giving the best young researchers international experience and by recruiting young as well as more experienced mathematicians to Sweden.
Swedish research in mathematics has a longstanding tradition but has lost ground internationally during recent decades. Despite alarming reports about mathematics in the educational system there are a lot of competent Swedish students who measure up internationally and want to undertake doctoral studies in mathematics. Furthermore, there is a considerable demand for PhD-holding mathematicians in academia as well as in the commercial and industrial world. The Foundation is now funding up to SEK 200 m. during a six-year period in order to further develop Swedish research in mathematics.
Conditions and application
The application should consist of three parts where the first part shall describe the research group/institution at the Swedish University, the second part shall describe the project and or research area where a post doctor will be appointed to and, if a candidate is already identified the name of the person. The third part shall describe the candidate and the planned project in detail.
Documents
- CV of the main applicant including a list of publications
- A budget in accordance with the standard budget application form
- A Vice-Chancellor certification
The application shall be written in English except the short scientific summary which shall be written in Swedish.
Publishing
Research funded by the Foundation must be published with open access, that is, published articles must be archived in openly searchable databases. The respective university's rules apply to open access. The additional cost for this can be taken up as a direct cost in project applications.
Application period
The application period begins September 1. Last day of application October 5 at the latest 1:00 pm.
E-application
The Foundation uses an electronic application system.
To the E-application
Instructions e-application
- Main applicant: state information of the responsible researcher, including institution/department where the main activities are carried out
- Start/ending date: state 2025-07-01 or 2026-01-01, ending date after two years
- Co-applicant: state the name of the chancellor at the nominating University. Please use 00000000-0000 instead of date of birth. CV for vice-chancellor is not required
- Project description - should consist of three parts where the first part shall describe the research group/institution at the Swedish University, the second part shall describe the project and or research area where a post doctor will be appointed to and, if a candidate is already identified the name of the person. The third part shall describe the candidate and the planned project in detail. Max 6 A4-pages or 21 000 characters including spaces
The application shall be written in English except the short scientific summary which shall be written in Swedish.
Review
The class for Mathematics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science will be responsible for the review process.
Decision
A list of successful applicants will be published on the Foundation's web-site during Spring.
Contacts
Contact person at the Royal Swedish Academy of Science is Ms Cecilia Herbst
E-mail: Cecilia.herbst@kva.se