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Swedish Research Council |
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The Swedish Research Council is a government agency that provides funding for basic research of the highest scientific quality in all disciplinary domains. Besides research funding, the agency works with strategy, analysis, and research communication. The objective is for Sweden to be a leading research nation.
The Swedish Research Council, which distributed some SEK 3,5 billion in research support in 2008, is the largest state funder of basic research at Swedish higher education institutions and research institutes. Every year numerous grant applications are submitted to the Research Council. These applications are assessed and prioritised in terms of scientific quality and the applicants’ expertise by evaluation panels. The panels are appointed by the Scientific Councils and Committees of the Swedish Research Council, which serve as expert bodies: the Scientific Council for Medicine, the Scientific Council for Humanities and Social Sciences, the Scientific Council for Natural and Engineering Sciences, the Committee for Educational Sciences, and the Committee for Research Infrastructures. The bulk of the Research Council’s research support goes to project initiated by researchers themselves and deemed most promising by other researchers in the process of peer review.
Website: www.vr.se
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