Internal funding
This page contains collected information about internal calls for researchers at the university.
There may be differences in which institutions that can apply for funding or the forms that should be used depending on the institution.
Apply for a planning grant to prepare an EU-application!
This internal funding scheme aims to provide seed funding for applicants to larger international calls, most importantly within the EU framework program Horizon Europe. Funds are primarily meant to be used for consultancy services to develop or review funding applications, but salary costs as well as other well-motivated costs can also be considered. A requirement for this planning grant is that Södertörn University is the main applicant for the particular call of interest. Generally, only calls that require an international consortium will be considered for funding, but exceptions can be made in special cases for some competitive single-beneficiary calls such as MSCA Post Doctoral Fellowships with Södertörn as a beneficiary (note however that planning grants for ERC calls are subject to a separate application process, see the plusbox below on this page).
Applications are administrated by the Internationalisation Council. The Council accepts applications at any time and and makes funding decisions on their regular meetings in April, August, and December.
The cut-off date for getting your application evaluated at the April meeting is March 24, 2025 at 23:59.
Please note that smaller planning cheques can be applied for on shorter notice with a more expeditive application process. These mainly aim to fund late-stage consultancy input on developed applications which are too close to the submission deadline to benefit from the regular grant application window.
Click here
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If you have any questions about the application process, please contact grantsoffice@sh.se
Apply for a planning grant to prepare an ERC application!
In 2024, Södertörn University started a unique initiative to increase the number and quality of grant applications to the European Research Council (ERC). Two internal calls were held in 2024, and a new planning grant call will open in 2025.
What is ERC?
The European Research Council is the largest funder of frontier research at the EU level. ERC grants External link. are open to scholars in all areas of research and at all career stages (starting two years after completion of a doctorate) and provide up to five years of generous funding for project leaders and their teams. They diverge from most other research funding in that they require an innovative and ground-breaking project idea that is expected to provide high scientific returns despite involving some risk. ERC proposal writing can therefore be very different from what many researchers are used to and it can require a great deal of work to be successful. While the excellence of the project itself is the main evaluation criterion, the researcher is also expected to have a track record that suggests scientific creativity.
Södertörn's ERC initiative
Aspiring ERC applicants at Södertörn University can receive substantial support in preparing their application. Applicants with promising project outlines can be awarded funding for consultancy services and writing time to prepare their proposals. An internal ERC grant writing workshop was organised for all ERC applicants at Södertörn in December 2024. and a similar event may be organised in 2025.
The call will open in late spring 2025
The online application form is currently closed. You can sign up for Grants Office's newsletter External link. to stay informed about the opening dates for this initiative. You are also welcome to contact Grants Office directly if you have any questions or wish to discuss a project idea.
Application for a Grant for Participation in Academic Events Relevant to Baltic Sea and Eastern European Studies
From spring 2023 the grant is administered by CBEES in cooperation with the Schools.
The funding is provided by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen). The funding evaluation, handling and reporting are conducted in cooperation between the Schools and CBEES. The funding and its detailed handling are conducted at the School of the respective awarded applicant.
The basic criteria for evaluation are the relevance of the event and links of the intended event to the Baltic- and East European studies.
For more information and conditions please download the Application form below "Bidrag ÖSS Konferensresor". The file should be opened with Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you cant find answers to your questions in the document, please contact Vit Kysilka.
The completed and signed application is part of the online application, that you find here
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Announcement: CBEES funding for organising conferences and workshops – Application round spring 2025
The Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) grants funding for organising conferences and workshops associated with the university’s Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe profile.
Researchers, doctoral students and teachers who are active at Södertörn University are eligible to apply for funding for conferences and workshops.
Before applying for funding, applicants must contact one of the CBEES professors, -research coordinators or -postdocs to discuss target groups, implementation, relevance and how the conference contributes to strengthening the university’s Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe profile External link. – please see the webpage for more details.
It is very important to note that applications can only be uploaded to the online form here External link, opens in new window.. In addition, applications must follow the Guidelines for applications for CBEES for funding for conferences, workshops.
The guidelines, a budget template and a link to the online report template are available on this webpage.
The final date for applications is 21 February 2025. Applicants will be contacted about the outcome on 7 March 2025 at the latest.
CBEES Professors:
Per Bolin
Irina Sandomirskaja
Joakim Ekman
Jenny Gunnarsson Payne
CBEES research coordinators:
Yulia Gradskova
Johanna Mannergren Selimovic
Julia Malitska
Ramona Rat
Postdoctoral Research Fellows:
Anna Balazs
Lelde Luik
Olena Podolian
Sanita Rugina
Oscar Thörnquist
Please see documents with information, guidelines and budget template for applicants:
After the end of the conference / workshop
Funds are available for use until no later than July 31 (for events planned for the spring semester) or December 31 (for events planned for the Autumn semester). In connection with a completed event, financial officer at the Department/School must make a financial follow-up and the remaining unused funds must be transferred back to CBEES.
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