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Better sport through outstanding research

The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science funds research in the field of sports. Sports include everything from club sports to exercise, physical activity, performance and training for children, young people, adults and the elderly. CIF strives to support research of the highest quality and relevance at Swedish universities and to disseminate that knowledge to the outside world.

The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science has been assigned the task of initiating, coordinating and supporting sport research, for providing information and being responsible for monitoring state aid to sport.
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News

30 Nov
Allocation of projects, postdocs and support to organizations and networks for the year 2023 was decided by CIF's board on 30 November 2022.
28 Nov
Decision on research grants for 2023 will be made by CIF's board on 30 November. The decisions will be published on the website on 1 December.
10 Jun
You can now apply for funding from the Swedish Research Council for Sport Science (Centrum för idrottsforskning, CIF) for 2023. The total sum to be distributed is approximately SEK 23 million.
10 Jun
When applying for a research grant, you must use CIF's digital application system. The system opens in June 2022 and closes on 15 September 2022.
18 May
The next call opens on June 13. Then you will able to read all the information related to the call. This is also when CIF's digital application system opens.
30 Nov
Allocation of projects, postdocs and support to organizations and networks for the year 2022 was decided by CIF's board on 30 November 2021.