The Humsam research support

Do you have questions about external research funding or need help moving forward? Humsam's research advisors offer qualified support for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. We have expert knowledge of Swedish and European funding bodies' terms and regulations and can guide you to relevant programmes and current calls for proposals.

If you are not yet sure what type of funding is right for your project, please feel free to contact us to discuss your ideas and get guidance on how to proceed.

What we offer

We provide advice on research funding, such as how to find the right funders and calls for proposals for you and your research. We also offer in-depth application support for certain selected funders and calls for proposals. Below, we present the more specific support we provide for different types of funders.

We help researchers:

find the right research funder and call for proposals
rules and conditions for funding
information meetings on current calls for proposals and workshops
application forms and templates
guidance on various parts of the application
feedback on draft applications
interview training
contact with research funders

We also work with:

support for researchers, management and infrastructure preparation in matters relating to research infrastructures
support for the collaboration group
influencing the design of programmes and calls for proposals
preparation for special calls for proposals (all calls for proposals that require internal prioritisation, e.g. Pro Futura)

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Read more about who works with research support for Humsam and contact us.

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Support for Swedish funding

For Swedish research funding, it is primarily your department that you turn to for support, both in the application phase and during the project period.

Applications that require central administration

Medfarm's research support can support you in national calls that require central administration, for example when the funder requires an internal prioritization at the University and/or requires the approval or co-funding of the management of the disciplinary domain or the University (e.g. Vice-Chancellor). For certain calls for proposals and when necessary, we offer interview training.

Complex applications

Humsam´s research support can also help you in larger and more complex applications to Swedish funders. This could, for example, be applications to VR's Center of Excellence, or other major collaborative projects.

If you have been granted such a project, we can also give you support if you have questions or concerns during the course of the project.

Other support

For other applications to Swedish funders (e.g. regular project grants or personal career grants), we can help you if you have questions and - if time allows - give feedback on selected parts of your application. We are happy to provide general advice and offer visits to your institution if you have specific questions regarding a call for proposals, would like information about research funding, or wish to organise workshops/seminars on writing applications, etc.

Support for EU-funding

The research funding mainly focuses on the EU's framework programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe, which is most relevant for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. However, we can also help with other EU grants, depending on time and resources. We usually describe EU funding support as follows:

Pre award

Finding the right research funder and call for proposals
Information about rules and conditions for funding
Disseminating information about research funding and calls for proposals
Information meetings and workshops
Guidance on various parts of the application, e.g. impact and implementation
Feedback on draft applications
Support with the application portal
Advice on intellectual property (IP) rights
Interview training

At award

Information about contract processes/agreements
Signing of contracts
Start-up meeting

Post award

Reporting
Project amendments
Answering questions

Horizon Europe

Horizon Europe is the European Commission’s research and innovation framework program for the period 2021–2027, with a budget of €95.5 billion euro. The program has three pillars and aims to broaden participation and disseminate excellence as well as reform and strengthen the European R&D system.