Capstone Awards

Capstone Awards include smaller grants awarded to students or younger researchers who are accepted to international, externally funded programmes.

Application: Submitted in connection with the application to the external funder.

Chile – Sweden Research Cooperation

The programme aims to enhance Swedish research and higher education through mobility funding for three-year partnership projects with Chile. Applicants must hold doctorates and be employed at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: The call opens in June 2019.

Grants for Teaching Sabbaticals

By encouraging academic staff to participate in longer international teaching experiences, STINT wants to contribute to developing education at Swedish universities. The applicant is responsible for finding an appropriate host outside the EU and STINT contributes with funding.

Application: The call opens in December 2019.

Initiation Grants

Through their short processing times, Initiation Grants facilitate the implementation of one-year mobility projects that contribute to the development of new and strategically significant international partnerships. Applicants must hold doctorates and be working at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: Apply at any time.

Joint Brazilian-Swedish Research Collaboration

The programme aims to enhance Swedish research and higher education through mobility funding for three-year partnership projects with Brazil. Applicants must hold doctorates and be employed at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: The call opens in June 2019.

Joint Japan-Sweden Research Collaboration

In collaboration with JSPS, STINT promotes research collaborations with Japan. Applicants must hold doctorates and be employed at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: The call opens in June 2019.

Joint South Africa-Sweden Research Collaboration

The programme aims to enhance Swedish research and higher education through mobility funding for three-year partnership projects with Korea. Applicants must hold doctorates and be employed at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: The call opens in June 2019.

Korea-Sweden Research Cooperation

In collaboration with NRF, STINT promotes research collaborations with South Korea. Applicants must hold doctorates and be employed at Swedish higher education institutions.

Application: The call opens in June 2019.

Strategic Grants for Internationalisation

This programme is aimed at the university leadership. Applications should incorporate strategically important internationalisation initiatives which also utilise the experience and dedication of individual leaders in their field at each university.

Application: The call opens in December 2019.

External programmes

Through its partnership with the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), STINT offers grants for research stays in Japan. Here are also links to other grants and externally funded programmes.