Apply for grants and scholarships

Apply for the faculty's travel and research grants

Researchers, doctoral students, teaching staff and others can now apply for the Faculty of Science’s travel and research grants. Please note that doctoral students need to enclose a supervisor’s statement with the application.

The application deadline is 14 February.

Read more and apply for the faculty’s travel and research grants (staff.lu.se)

Apply for university-wide funds for infrastructure

Lund University is calling for applications for funding regarding research infrastructure.

The application deadline is 1 March.

Download the application form for university-wide funds for infrastructure (Word, 38 kB, new tab)

SSF announces funding for new centre for strategic metals and minerals

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) has announced funding worth SEK 60 million in a call for applications to establish a research centre to secure the availability of strategic raw materials. The research is to focus on the extraction and enrichment of metals.

The deadline for applications is 11 May.

Call: funding for new centre for strategic metals and minerals (strategiska.se)

Nominate candidates for the Princess of Asturias Awards

You can now nominate candidates for the Princess of Asturias Awards, which rewards outstanding achievements in fields such as technical and scientific research.

The deadline for nominations is 2 March.

Nominate candidates for the Princess of Asturias Awards (fpa.es)

Apply for funding for research schools

The Faculty of Science is announcing funding for subject-specific research schools in the strategically important areas of environmental and climate science, computational science and life sciences for the period 2024–2028.

The application deadline is 8 February.

Read more and apply for funding for research schools

Funding for infrastructure at the Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science is announcing funding for infrastructure initiatives. The application deadline is 1 March.

Call for funding for infrastructure at the Faculty of Science (PDF, 163 kB, new tab)

Download the application for funding of infrastructure (Word, 37 kB, new tab)

Nominate candidates for the Svedberg Prize 2023

The prize is awarded to a successful biochemist or molecular biologist who is working in Sweden and obtained his or her PhD on 1 January 2011 at the latest (with some exceptions). The award includes a medal and SEK 35 000.

The deadline for nominations is 13 February.

Read more about the Svedberg Prize (in English on page 2) (kemisamfundet.se)

Nominate candidates for the Svedberg Prize 2023 (kemikonferens.se)

Nominate for the Hugo Theorell Prize 2023

The prize is awarded to a successful young researcher in biophysics who is working in Sweden and is no more than 44 years old. The award includes a diploma and 5 000 SEK.

The deadline for nominations is 13 February.

Nominate for the Hugo Theorell Prize (kemisamfundet.se)

Seed money within the framework of EUGLOH or U21

Teaching staff can now apply for seed money within the three calls listed below (EUGLOH stands for European University Alliance for Global Health and U21 stands for Universitas 21). Funds can be used during 2023.

• Develop courses with EUGLOH partners
• Develop joint programmes with EUGLOH partners
• Develop education projects with members of the U21 network

The application deadline is 1 February.

Seed money within the framework of EUGLOH or U21 (staff.lu.se)

Nominate candidates for the Lund University Agenda 2030 prize

The prize rewards early-career researchers who are conducting innovative and interdisciplinary research on sustainable development. The prize amounts to SEK 25 000.

The deadline for nominations is 1 February.

Nominate candidates for the Lund University Agenda 2030 prize (sustainability.lu.se)

Seed money for cooperation with Universität Hamburg

Researchers and teaching staff can now apply for seed money for projects that stimulate cooperation between Lund University and Universität Hamburg. You can apply for up to EUR 20,000.

The application deadline is 15 February.

Seed money for cooperation with Universität Hamburg (staff.lu.se)

University-wide funding for equal opportunities

The University has announced funding for a visiting professor of underrepresented gender, alongside initiatives to promote equal opportunities, gender equality and preventative anti-discrimination work.

The application deadline is 31 January.

Apply for equal opportunities funding (staff.lu.se)

Funding for writing an EU-application

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has announced funding for researchers in science, technology and medicine who apply for the role of project coordinator within the Horizon Europe programme, and the part known as pillar 2 (Global Challenges & European Industrial Competitiveness).

The application deadline is 1 March.

Apply for funding for writing an EU-application (strategiska.se)