Researchers
Are you a researcher who would like to work in Sweden? Or are you a Swedish researcher who would like to travel abroad?
The Euraxess Job Funding Search can assist with finding the right research role for you. Use the search-function above or if you search from a mobile unit, see the top menue Jobs & Funding.
This portal also contains practical information and administrative procedures that affect researchers and their families when moving to a foreign country. See the top menue Information & Assistance.
Funding
The EU is a major financier of European research and innovation. It offers research grants to search for all undergraduate researchers, regardless of faculty. Read more about Horizon 2020EU's 8th Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020.
The database Research Professional offers you the opportunity to search for research funding in many disciplines as well as research funding bodies from all over the world. You can also get current calls in your field of interest directly to your mailbox. For this service you need a personal account.
Sweden’s population recently passed ten million, almost two million of whom live in the Stockholm area. The country has a total area of 447,420 km2, which makes it the fifth biggest country of Europe. Sweden is a very multicultural country: 15 per cent of Swedes were born in another country, while about one in five children in Sweden have a family with roots in another country. Research and development have had a high priority in Sweden in recent decades. Sweden is one of the countries investing the largest percentage of its Gross Domestic Product in R&D. The high standard of Swedish research is internationally recognised. Independent evaluations consistently give high marks to Swedish researchers and show that Swedish research pursued as part of European Union common programs is of high scientific quality.
EURAXESS CENTRES INFORMATION
There are 12 EURAXESS Centres in Sweden ready to assist mobile researchers and their families who have chosen Sweden for the next stop. More information about this free service is to be found on the website of each EURAXESS centre.
Find the EURAXESS Centre nearest you
Kentaro Umeki
Because Sweden is one of the most active country for my research field, and it is expected that government will keep investing in the field in the coming decade.
Danil Korelskiy
I like climate as it is exactly the same as I used to have back home and a very high level of comfort in many perspectives.
Rachel Yuan Nong
The larger personal space compared to China. The term “lagom” (moderate) in Sweden. Sometimes things can be homogenous here.
Ernest Sargsyan
Environment is good with fantastic forests, lakes and parks. There are also many museums, theaters
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