1. Riksbankens Jubileumsfond The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences Eva Stensköld Research Manager

2. The Swedish Parliament resolved to establish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) on 2 December 1964.
RJ is an independent foundation with the goal of promoting and supporting research in the Humanities and Social Sciences:
Connection to Sweden
International research
Fast and powerful efforts
Independent researchers and research groups
Large and long term research projects
No permanent positions

3. Finances Current market value of assets: around 13.5 billion SEK
Annual new research grants: million SEK
Research support: approximately 4 % of the total assets

4. RJ:s board of directors
A total of 12 members appointed for 4-year terms
Board members are appointed by the parliament:
Members of parliament
Researchers
Experts on financial matters

5. RJ secretariat Office at Regeringsgatan 67, Stockholm
CEO Göran Blomqvist
New CEO 2019, Marika Hedin
Approximately 18 employees within 4 units (research, communication, financial management and administration)

6. Regular forms of support - ”Bottom-up”
research support
Regular forms of support - ”Bottom-up”
Proactive initiatives - “Top-Down”
Individual researchers
Research groups

7. Regular forms of support
Project grants: 3 years
Programme grants: 6 – 8 years
Research infrastructure: 3 years
Research initiation
Red calls are issued once a year
Next deadline 30th of January, (online system opens 8th of January)
Research initiation can be applied for at any time during the year

9. Total number of submitted applications

10. success rate

11. 1a round Ca 600 applications Project 2a round Ca 100 applications
Approved
Ca 40-50
applications

12. Important dates in 2019 (project, program, infrastructure)
Online system opens (09.00)
Deadline round one (16.00)
Result round one
Deadline round two (16.00)
Final result October 2019

13. Limitations (project)….
Rejected in RJ application process two years running – wait one year.
Applying for salary – PhD must be obtained by the application date.
Final reports on previous grants from RJ must be reported by application date.
One application per project leader/participant for projects
You can apply for project and program/infrastructure (at the same time).
Maximum project working time is 75% and minimum 20%.
No co-funding for RJ approved projects allowed.

14. Projects are assessed and ranked by one or more of RJ:s review panels:
Assessment criteria
Projects are assessed and ranked by one or more of RJ:s review panels:
Economics, Law Political Science
Pedagogy, Psychology, Sociology
Languages, Art, Literary Studies
Philosophy, Historical Sciences, Theology
The crucial criteria for RJ's decisions is:
Excellence
Theory, methods and feasibility of the project
International standard of the research

15. I got a grant from RJ – what can i expect?
You can change your grant administrator any time during the process
RJ fully funds approved projects, and for every project grant, RJ adds a grant for:
Indirect costs and costs of premises
Internationalisation
Open access publication
RJ adds an extra year for using the funds
You will be evaluated half-way in the project by the review panel
You will need to admit a scientific and economic report 3 months after the extra year (3+1 year+ 3 months)

16. Proactive initiatives
A few examples:
Flexit
RJ Sabbatical
Communication projects
Swedish foundations` starting grant

17. Upcoming Calls Mixed methods and infrastructure (2019)
Research project grant for digitisation and accessibility of cultural heritage collections, VR and RJ (second round 2020)

18. open access
Researchers supported by RJ must publish their scientific results (articles in journals and conference publications) open access
RJ encourage open access to monographs and book chapters
RJ encourage that underlying research data is made open access
RJ has signed Plan S (november 2018)
RJ is planning an update of the current guidelines for open access – stay tuned for information on upcoming changes

19. Some insider tips!
Read the instructions carefully
Hang on to and elaborate your brightest idea
Be clear and concrete
The members of the review panel are not experts in your field of reserach
You can indicate what scientific areas your research covers
Elaborate a publication strategy

20. www.rj.se eva.stenskold@rj.se

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22. Beviljandegrad (success rate) ordinarie stödformer

23. Beviljade medel 2008-2017 (MSEK)