Funding opportunities for recruitment of international researchers

Swedish Research Council

Grants for recruitment of international visiting researchers to Sweden with the purpose to give higher education institutions and other research organisations the opportunity to develop and strengthen a research field. 

For more information visit vr.se

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Research grants to US based researcher who wants to return to Sweden to develop their research focus at a Swedish University. 

For more information visit strategiska.se

Vinnova

Support research and innovation activities that contribute to sustainable mobility and increased collaboration between Swedish and American (focus on Californian) actors.

For more information visit vinnova.se

European Research Council

Increased support for leading researchers moving to Europe. On top of its standard grants, the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees establish their laboratories or research team in the EU or an Associated Country. 

For more information visit erc.europa.eu

Choose Europe for Science

A new ERC funding instrument offering larger, 7-year ‘super grants’. As with other ERC grants, these super grants will be open to individual researchers of any nationality working at, or ready to move to, a host institution in an EU- or Associated country.

For more information visit erc.europa.eu