The aim is to provide younger researchers with the opportunity to achieve qualifications leading to the establishment of independent research. Applications may be submitted for a grant for full-time or half-time studies. Half-time grants are intended for applicants whose ordinary posts involve clinical practice.
The new grant, which is intended to cover salary, therefore replaces SSMF's post-doctoral scholarship. The ability to choose a scholarship as a form of support will remain for applicants who carry out their studies abroad.
The grant is intended to cover the applicant's salary, including social insurance contributions. The grant administrator for a SSMF post-doctoral grant must be a Swedish university or university college and the recipient of the grant must be employed by the grant administrator throughout the grant period. The amount of the grant is SEK 780,000 per year for full-time and SEK 546,000 per year for half-time, combined with 50% clinical practice.
In addition, a person who carries out the first two years of the full-time post-doctoral studies abroad is qualified to apply for a return grant in the form of a framework grant of SEK 500,000 for the third year of the grant.
For applicants who choose to carry out their post-doctoral studies abroad during the first two years of the support, there is an option to choose support in the form of a personal, tax-free scholarship for that period instead of grant. The amount is then SEK 300,000 per year and applies only to full-time studies.
During the third year (the return year), all recipients must be employed by a Swedish higher education institution and salary then applies as the form of support.
Eligible to apply are persons who have been awarded a doctorate in a preclinical or clinical medical discipline or in a subject area closely related to medicine no more than three years before the end of the application period and no later than 31 January 2021.
Applicants must have documented research activities in Sweden for at least one year and must intend to conduct their future research in Sweden.
The application period runs from 15 October to 15 November and decisions on award of grants are announced at the beginning of April.
SSMF's post-doctoral grant is intended to start no earlier than 1 July of the decision year and no later than 1 January of the following year.
For additional information and applications https://www.ssmf.se/for-forskare/