Final reports

Researchers and organisations receiving grants from the Swedish Research Council for Sport Science must submit a final report when the availability period has expired. To be eligible to submit a new grant application the following year, the final report should be submitted by September 15 at the latest.

When should I submit the final report?

A CIF grant must be reported once the availability period has expired. You find the availability period dates in the online grant management system, in the agreement for your approved project. The main applicant is responsible for submitting the final report.

To be eligible to apply for a new grant the following year, the final report must be submitted by September 15 at the latest.

How do I submit the final report?

You submit your grant report using the CIF online grant management system. The report consists of two parts: a financial report and a scientific report.

The financial report is completed and submitted directly within the grant management system. It requires the main applicant´s signature using BankID. If you do not have BankID, please contact the CIF office for assistance.

The scientific report is also completed and submitted directly within the grant management system. It does not require a signature.

Approval of the final report

Once a complete final report has been submitted, CIF will review it, and may request additional information. The approval status will be displayed in the grant management system.

What should the final report include?

The final report consists of a financial and a scientific report. The specific requirements for the scientific report may vary depending on the grant type.

Financial report

Scientific report for a project or postdoc grant

Language: The background, the popular science summary, and the keywords must be written in Swedish. Other parts can be written in Swedish or English.

The following should be included in the scientific report:

Background (written in Swedish)

Background and purpose of the project (1,250 characters incl. spaces)
Theory and implementation in brief (1,250 characters)

Results and effects (2,500 characters incl. spaces)

The project's most important results
How have the results contributed to the research front in the field?

Popular science summary in Swedish (1,500 characters incl. spaces)

This summary will be published together with background (above) on the CIF website. Remember to describe the research project so that even those unfamiliar with the field will understand.

Miscellaneous

Remaining to be done within the project and future research (1,250 characters).
Pictures, tables, and diagrams (attached as pdf). Images, tables, and diagrams cannot be ineserted into the text fields. Therefore, attach those as a pdf file. Remember to refer to them in the text.
Five keywords (in Swedish)

Dissemination of results
List publications and presentations that are derived from the project and produced during the project period.

Publications in which you have acknowledged CIF as a financier. Title, journal, volume, pages, and impact factor should be specified. Use the follwoing subheadings:
− Articles in refereed journals
− Monographs
− Anthology contributions
− Conference abstracts
− Other scientific publications
− Popular science publications
− Dissertation and date (if applicable)
Oral presentations in which you have acknowledged CIF as a financier. Title and conference/seminar should be specified. Use the following subheadings:
− Conferences
− Seminars
Dissemination to the sports movement, schools, organisations within physical activity or equivalent (1,250 characters). Have the results been disseminated as popular science? For example, through collaboration with federations/associations, organisations, SISU training, SISU books or articles.

Scientific report for a grant to an organisation, a collaboration or a network

Åsa Jansson

asa.jansson@gih.se

Final reports

When should I submit the final report?

How do I submit the final report?

Approval of the final report

What should the final report include?

What should be done with any excess funds?

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