Calls for external grants

Meet GO - Ulf Westerlund

Since 2017, Ulf Westerlund has worked as a Research Coordinator at the SLU Grants Office, helping researchers navigate everything from funding calls to EU bureaucracy. Hej Ulf! Tell us a bit about

Find Funding - Pivot-RP

SLU subscribes to Pivot-RP - a comprehensive global funding opportunities database. What is Pivot-RP? Pivot-RP is the primary source of information on funding opportunities for SLU staff and students

Support and training

Here you can find out how to get help to apply for external funding and manage your granted projects

Proposal and project support

The Grants Office provides support to SLU researchers for external funding by offering key expertise and hands-on guidance to help SLU achieve its vision. Our services target the researchers

Tools and guidelines

Here you can find out what your obligations are when applying for external funding or implementing an externally funded project at SLU.You will also find links to tools and templates to help you.

Proposal writing advice: general tips for good proposals

Writing a winning proposal to secure funding for your research takes time, effort and consideration. However, you can learn and develop this skill throughout your career, and the SLU Grants Office

Helpdesk

External funding makes up a large portion of the total funding at SLU, and therefore there are many staff here who work with it to some extent - researchers, department administrators and financial

Proposal writing advice

Tips and advice from the Grants Office on how to write a good and competitive proposal.

ELLS Navigating Brussels 2025

How can the EU help you develop your scientific career? The SLU Grants Office is working with other Research Support Offices across Europe as part of the Euroleague of Life Sciences (ELLS) to deliver

Food and Cities research funding workshop

urbanfutures@slu.se Horizon Europe is a major funder of research in Europe. Soon, a call on Creating Urban Co-Creation Spaces for Sustainable Food (HORIZON-CL6-2025-02-COMMUNITIES-04) will open,

MAW and MMA calls in connection to WIFORCE

MAW and MMA calls in connection to WIFORCE anke.carius@slu.se Following Knut and Alice Wallenberg’s impressive investment in fundamental research in natural sciences around sustainable forestry,

External funding

Here you can find calls for funding, information about SLU's most common funders, tools, guidelines and advice to help you find, apply for and manage external funding. At the bottom of each page you