Take the opportunity to apply for international exchanges, placements, training programmes and more! Erasmus+ is the EU's programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. With a budget of some €26 billion, Erasmus+ offers more mobility and cooperation opportunities than ever before. You can apply as an individual or as an organisation. Read more
ELEVATE Research Exchange Programme
As an early or mid-career researcher with a keen interest in developing and assessing climate policy-relevant pathways, you can apply for the ELEVATE Research Exchange Programme. The Programme aims at enabling early and mid-career researchers to visit one of the ELEVATE partner institutions and interact with people from different cultural and educational backgrounds. Read more
Individual Exchange Support from Nordic Energy Research
As a phd student or researcher from a Nordic country, you can apply for the Nordic Energy Research Mobility Programme for travel funding for research and education activities in the Nordic region. Apply for up to 492,000 NOK! Read more
Early 2026
Eva de la Gardie residency programme 2026
Opens: early 2026 Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
As a Doctoral graduate from a Swedish institution, you can apply for The Eva de la Gardie programme, and go to Paris! The programme corresponds to a one month stay in Paris, and a maximum award of SEK 15,000. Read more
February 2026
Get funding from the Foundation Blanceflor to work abroad 2026
Deadline long-term: 2 February 2026 Deadline short-term: 2 February 2026 & 1 September 2026
Yearly (1 feb & 1 sep)
As an early career researcher from Sweden or Italy, you can apply for a long-term or short-term scholarship to conduct research abroad. The countries you can go to are Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom or USA. For the long-term scholarship, you can apply for up to 400,000 SEK for up to two years abroad, and for the short-term, up to six months abroad. Read more
Get funding for culture-related trips in the Nordic-Baltic regions 2026
Deadlines: 2 February 2026 31 March 2026 18 September 2026
Three times a year
This funding is part of the Nordic-Baltic Mobility Programme for Culture, and aims fund more sustainable trips to strengthen artistic and cultural cooperation in the Nordic and Baltic regions.
The funding supports different types of trips. For example:
a collaboration with colleagues in another Nordic and/or Baltic country
a guest play
an exhibition
participation in a conference, meeting or workshop
As a lecturer, assistant professor or professor, you can apply for up to SEK 3 million from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) for a sabbatical between six months and two years for research abroad. The research can be within your current field, or within another discipline, but only within SSF’s prioritized areas of natural sciences, technology or medicine. Read more
Travel grants from the Wenner-Gren Foundation 2026
Deadline: 10 March 2026 Deadline: 1 October 2026
Twice a year
Researchers under 40 who earned their doctorate by the application deadline can apply for funding for shorter travels to in international congresses, symposia, workshops, or courses abroad. Read more
Upcoming calls
North2north exchange programme 2027/2028
Opens 15 December 2026 Deadline: 15 January 2027
Yearly
Via the north2north exchange programme, you can study for a semester at a university located in the Nordic countries, northern USA, Canada, France or the United Kingdom. You pay no tuition fee and there are scholarship possibilities. Which universities you can apply to can vary from year to year. Read more
Travel grants from the Kempe Foundations 2026
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
As a teacher, researcher or PhD student at Umeå University, you can apply for travel grants from Stiftelsen J C Kempes Minnes Akademiska fonder I and II. The total amount of funding for 2025 is SEK 538,712 from the following foundations: Stiftelsen J C Kempes Minnes Akademiska fond – Kempe I: 332 673 SEK Stiftelsen J C Kempes Minnes Akademiska forskningsfond – Kempe II: 206 039 SEK Read more
Per Olof Edin Research and Travel Grants 2026
Deadline: call not open yet
Yearly
Världsinfektionsfonden announces research and travel grants of up to 25,000 SEK for research on global infectious diseases. This grant is directed towards young researchers registered at a Swedish university, at least at the master’s or Ph.D. level. Read more
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