Policy and Funding Focus Group

Vision

The best science arises when independent researchers are given consistent support to pursue questions they define.

Goals

• Promote the development of diverse funding schemes that support researchers at early and middle career stages
• Provide better opportunities for Junior Faculty to explore new and diverse research ideas in an independent manner
• Avoid the loss of high-potential Junior Faculty
• Communicate with major funding entities and political bodies in Sweden

Current Focus (2026-2027)

Grant Writing Workshops and Seminars

• ERC Starting Grant Writing Workshop (September  30^th 2026)
  • More information and registration can be found through this link.
• How to write a successful VR-grant application (January 29^th 2027)
  • Registration will be opened in the fall of 2026.
• Polish Your KID Funding Application: Information and Guidance Seminar (February 2027)

A Junior Faculty survey on funding, authorship, and work environment 
The aim of the survey is to assess the situation of researchers at KI who are part of the Junior Faculty. The goals of the survey are by that to:

1. represent your perspectives and needs to KI leadership,
2. communicate the survey findings to KI leadership, and
3. identify actionable solutions that align with your current needs

The survey is now open.

Past actvities 

• How to write a successful VR-grant application (January 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
• Polish Your KID Funding Application: Information and Guidance Seminar (February 2026)
• ERC Starting Grant Writing Workshop (fall 2025)
• A Junior Faculty survey on funding, authorship, and work environment (2023)

Links

• KI committee for ethics and good research practice
• Scientific representative at KI
• Karolinska Institutet Grants Office

Contact the Focus Group coordinator