New funding to SOFI from Forte and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Four research projects at the Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) have been granted new funding from the research financiers Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and Forte.

Södra husen vid Stockholms universitet

 

Swedish Research Council for Health, Working life and Welfare – Forte – has granted a total of SEK 315 million to 71 new research projects within the annual open call for project grants for 2022. Stockholm University was granted SEK 50 million and the following projects at SOFI have received funding:

  • A carbon-free policy for all: A Decarbonized Politics For All: The Welfare
    State and Public Support of Climate Policy
    Responsible researcher (PI) Arvid Lindh
    Grant: SEK 4,995,000
     
  • An Evaluation of Higher Vocational Education
    Responsible researcher (PI) Anders Stenberg
    Grant: SEK 3,814,000
     
  • Student funding, welfare, and participation in higher education
    Responsible researcher (PI) Krzysztof Czarnecki
    Grant: SEK 4,900,000

The Swedish Riksbank's Jubileumsfond has granted funding in this year's regular call for humanities and social sciences. A total of SEK 355 million is granted to 70 applications, and SEK 90 million is granted Stockholm University. At SOFI, the following project has been granted funding:

  • Unions and the college premium: collective bargaining and wage differentials in the knowledge economy. Responsible researcher (PI): Tomas Korpi
    Grant: SEK 4,354,000

Congratulations to all the researchers in the projects!