CALL FOR NOMINATIONS┋Kerstin Hesselgren Visiting Professorship
for female scholars
The purpose of the Swedish Research Council’s grant for visiting professors is to give higher education institutions the opportunity to develop a subject area by recruiting an internationally prominent professor during a limited period.
Subject area: Humanities and Social Sciences
Support form: Research environment and collaboration support
Grant form: Visiting researcher grant
Focus: The researcher nominated for the visiting professorship shall be an internationally prominent researcher within the field of social sciences or humanities. The person nominated shall be a woman.
Applicant: Organisation applicants only (Swedish higher education institution, HEI) with departments in social sciences, humanities, theology, or law). A representative of the host organisation shall be invited to be the project leader for the application.
Participating researchers: No participating researchers may be invited to join the application.
Grant period: 6–12 months
Grant amount: Maximum 145 000 SEK per month for the stay, total maximum 1 740 000 SEK
Start of grant period: January 2027
Application period: 15 January 2025 (14.00/2 pm) – 18 February 2025 (14.00/2 pm)
Publication of grant award: No later than end of September 2025
Please note:
A new feature this year is that the grant may cover costs of the professorial inauguration that will be held at the HEI.
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Contact
Adam Sidambah
Specific instructions for the call
In addition to reading the call text, you also need to consult our Guide for applicants.
