Ragnar Söderberg's Foundation
In May of 1960, the two brothers Torsten and Ragnar Söderberg established eponymous foundations with the aim to promote scientific research and educational programmes, primarily within the fields of economy, medicine and jurisprudence.
Grants
Grants are primarily awarded to postdoctoral researchers within the categories of medicine, jurisprudence, economy and miscellaneous. Grant applicants must be of Swedish nationality or residents of Sweden.
Fellowship Application Guidance for the Ragnar Söderberg Research Programme in Medicine for 2012
General information
All applications must be submitted electronically via the Ragnar Söderberg’s Foundation’s website. The application submission system opens on the 10th of May, with a closing deadline of 7th of June by 3 pm. For more information of how to apply please contact the secretariat.
During 2012, the Foundation’s open announcements in medicine will be replaced by the Ragnar Söderberg Research Fellowship in Medicine. This will be the only announcement in medicine for 2012.
The Applicant shall have:
– a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree awarded between 2005-2009 (due to parental leave, clinical duties, sick leave or military service, this period can be extended according to the length of the leave, for a maximum of 2 years, between 2003-2009),
– qualified themselves through additional research from a university, hospital and/or company,
– initiated contact with a Swedish university or a research institute in order to establish their research. The applicant shall not have a permanent position as a teacher or a researcher at a Swedish university at the time of the closing date of this announcement.
Awarded research grant includes financing for 5 years for approximately 7 million SEK, excluding indirect costs and direct local costs, but including:
– full-time salary for the principal investigator during the entire period,
– salary or scholarship for another junior researcher, graduate student or a research assistant,
– funds for consumables,
– funds for moving, if necessary.
Evaluation
The applications will be evaluated by seven professors from different universities with different areas of knowledge. They will thereafter meet under the chairmanship of Professor Carl-Henrik Heldin. The Chairman has not been part of the initial phase of the evaluation process. Together, the group will present about ten prospective candidates to the Board of the Foundation, based exclusively on scientific considerations.
An interview will be held on Monday and Tuesday the 8th and 9th of October with each prioritised candidate for about 30 minutes. Here, there will be an opportunity for the candidate to present their research and be questioned by the Board and by the President of the expert group. More information will be sent with the letter of notification in mid-September.
Decision
After the interviews, the Board will make a decision as to who will receive the grant and this decision will be announced immediately. The Ragnar Söderberg Research Fellowship in Medicine will be presented during a ceremony on the 26th of October. The Foundation will publish a list of all approved grants on its website in December.
The applicant who has been awarded the grant will receive a notification letter containing the terms and instructions on how the funding may be used and how it shall be ordered. The grant will be paid periodically to the grant manager.
Information about rejected applications will not be published but can be seen on ‘My page’ under the tab ‘Submitted Applications’ in December.
Further questions
For more information about the application process, preparation, grant-awarding and the monitoring of approved grants, see the web page Find Funding’, ‘FAQs’ (only in Swedish) or ‘Contact’ us for more informations.
Contact
Ragnar Söderberg's Foundation has a secretariat in Stockholm. Potential applicants are advised to contact the Managing Director at kb [AT] ragnarsoderbergsstiftelse.se or 0727-40 39 51 before submitting an application.