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Apply for grants and scholarships

On this webpage, we publish calls for research funding that come to the attention of the Faculty Office.

Seed funding for research and education collaborations with selected partner universities (GloHub)

Postdoctoral researchers and teaching staff, along with colleagues at the National University of Singapore, UC Berkeley and the University of Melbourne, can now apply for funding to promote collaborations. 

The application deadline is 31 March.

Seed funding for research and education collaborations with selected partner universities (staff.lu.se)

Funding from the LU Sustainability Fund

All employees can apply for funding from the University’s Sustainability Fund in order to solve a sustainability challenge within the organisation. Six projects will each receive support of up to SEK 300,000.

The application deadline is 19 December.

Apply for funding from LU’s Sustainability Fund (staff.lu.se)

Funding for instrument, technology and method development

Research engineers, instrument developers and others can now apply for funding from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research to develop new tools and methods. 

The application deadline is 25 March

Apply for funding for instrument, technology and method development (strategiska.se)

Funding for doctoral student projects in Environmental Science

Centre for Environmental and Climate Science announces funding to partly finance up to three doctoral student projects, where the doctoral students are admitted to the PhD programme in Environmental Science. Researchers within the whole faculty can apply for funding. 

The application deadline is 15 December.

Funding for doctoral student projects in Environmental Science (cec.lu.se)

Grant for a research trip to France

The French Ministry for Higher Education and Research has announced 60 grants as part of the “Make Our Planet Great Again” programme, aimed at international early-career researchers. The grant offers the opportunity to spend twelve months working on a research project that ties in with the theme of the programme, at a host institution in France. 

The application deadline is 5 December

Grant for a research trip to France (campusfrance.org)

Opportunities within EUGLOH’s programme for guest lecturers

European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH), of which Lund University is a member, have announced opportunities within their programme for guest lecturers. You can apply to offer guest lectures or find guest lecturers for your course. Remember that you can apply for funding from Erasmus+ for teaching staff mobility within Europe.

The Pufendorf Institute’s annual call for applications

The Pufendorf Institute have now opened their annual call for applications, whereby researchers and teaching practitioners can apply to start an advanced study group or theme. 

The application deadlines are 10 November and 9 December respectively.

Apply to start an advanced study group or theme (staff.lu.se)

All staff can apply for funding for professional development in Europe

As an employee at the University, you can apply for funds from the Erasmus+ programme for purposes such as training, workshops, staff weeks and job shadowing in Europe. Applications can be made throughout the year.

Professional development via Erasmus+ (staff.lu.se)

Grants for research institute doctoral students

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has published a call for applications for grants for research and third-cycle education for a doctoral student employed at a research institute that collaborates with academia. 

The application deadline is 29 November.

Grants for research institute doctoral students (strategiska.se)

Funding international collaborations and mobility

As an employee of Lund University, you have many opportunities to receive funding from different programmes if you work, or plan to work, abroad.

Funding collaborations and mobility (staff.lu.se)