{"id":6067,"date":"2026-04-01T13:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/?page_id=6067"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:35:32","slug":"grants-for-associations-collaboration-and-networking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/call-for-proposals\/grants-for-associations-collaboration-and-networking\/","title":{"rendered":"Grants for associations, collaboration and networking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero pt-0 pb-0\">\n        <div class=\"p-4\">\n        <div class=\"relative min-h-[525px] bg-primary-dark rounded-lg\">\n                                        <div class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full flex items-end\">\n                    <div class=\"holder relative z-10 pb-6\">\n                        <div class=\"bg-surfaceLightBlue py-6 px-4 lg:px-8 max-w-[507px] rounded\">\n                            <h1 class=\"heading-xl-mobile md:heading-xl mb-6\"><p>Grants for associations<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n                            <div class=\"wysiwyg prose  text-14 md:text-base leading-[1.5]\">\n                                <p><strong>Application deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>15 September 2025 at 17.00 (CET)<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"holder\" data-search=\"exclude\">\n        <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/\">Start<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"article-body pt-3 lg:pt-6 pb-6 lg:pb-12\">\n    <div class=\"holder article\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-12 lg:col-span-6\">\n                                <div class=\"body-m-mobile md:body-m prose wysiwyg\">\n                    <h1>Call for proposals for grants for organisations 2025<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Area<\/strong>:\u00a0<span lang=\"EN-US\">Forum in which the results of sports research are presented or discussed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicant<\/strong>: Swedish association\/organization or network for collaboration in sport research. Main application must hold a doctoral degree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Granted for:<\/strong> 1 year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding amount:<\/strong> Up to SEK 70,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application period:<\/strong> 17 June 2025\u201315 September 2025 at 17.00 (CET)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant decision published:<\/strong> 4 December 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding period:<\/strong> 1 January 2026\u201331 December 2026<\/p>\n<h2>What is funded?<\/h2>\n<p>An application must clearly demonstrate relevance to sport to be eligible for funding. CIF uses a broad definition of sport. Read more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/grant-funding\/apply-for-a-grant\/grant-requirements\/relevance-to-sport\/\">the CIF definition of relevance to sport.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Swedish Research Council for Sport Science (CIF) is announcing grants for organising events to present or discuss the outcomes of sports research. The objectives of these events should be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>disseminating sports research findings to relevant groups, both within and outside the research community, or<\/li>\n<li>creating opportunities for collaboration between sports researchers, or networking between researchers and others involved in sports research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this grant, CIF aims to target both new and established associations and networks.<\/p>\n<p>The grant should be used to organise conferences, seminars, network meetings, workshops, or other relevant events where the results of sports research are shared and discussed. Associations must use the grant for a specific purpose within their regular activities. The grant cannot be used for printing and production costs.<\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">Who can apply?<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Main applicant should hold a Swedish doctoral degree or an equivalent foreign degree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Eligible associations and networks are:\n<ul>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Non-profit associations with an organisational number. The grant will be administered by the organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"en\">Networks at Swedish Higher Educational Institutes (HEIs). The grant will be managed by the HEI to which the main applicant is affiliated.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Main applicants with a previous CIF grant for which the availability period has expired should submit the final report before application deadline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span lang=\"EN-US\">Researchers may submit one application for a project grant, one application for postdoc salary funding and one application for a grant for\u00a0<\/span>associations, collaboration and networking<span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0as the main applicant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"bg-secondary-light-blue rounded-sm px-8 my-xxs py-6 prose wysiwyg\">\n                        <h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">How do I apply?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">To apply, you will need to use <a href=\"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/grant-funding\/apply-for-a-grant\/grant-management-system\/\">CIF&#8217;s online grant management system<\/a>. Make sure to apply well in advance. Your application can be written in Swedish or English. It should be signed using BankID before the application system closes. If you cannot obtain a BankID, please contact CIF&#8217;s office well before the application deadline.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span lang=\"en\">What should be included in the application?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The application must include a detailed description of the part of the activity to which the application relates. An evaluation of quality will be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The headings provided below correspond to a tab in the grant management system:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Organisation<\/h4>\n<p>Please provide the following basic information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name of the organisation or network, and website address.<\/li>\n<li>Project manager: name, academic title and university.<\/li>\n<li>Names of the members of the board. Number of members (for an association), or persons that are part of a steering group or equivalent. The expected number of participants (for networks).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Activity (max. 7,000 characters incl. spaces)<\/h4>\n<p>Please ensure to include the following information in your application:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A clear description of the specific purpose for which the grant will be used.<\/li>\n<li>Details about the type of research that will be presented and\/or discussed.<\/li>\n<li>Justification of how the grant will contribute to the dissemination of sports research outcomes or to the creation of new collaborations. Additionally, please describe the benefits of this.<\/li>\n<li>A description of how CIF will be acknowledged for contributing to the arrangement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Budget<\/h4>\n<p>The grant should be used for costs for organising conferences, seminars, network meetings, workshops, or other events where sports research outcomes are presented or discussed. The grant cannot be used for printing and production costs.<\/p>\n<p>Please provide.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The amount you are requesting.<\/li>\n<li>A budget detailing and justifying each cost (max. 3,500 characters incl. spaces). Please only include costs that the CIF grant should cover.<\/li>\n<li>The percentage of the total budget that this contribution represents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"bg-yellow rounded-sm px-8 my-xxs py-6 prose wysiwyg\">\n                        <h2><span lang=\"EN-US\">How are applications assessed?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The CIF Scientific Review Panel assesses the applications in two stages. Firstly, the relevance to sport is evaluated, and then the quality of the application is assessed. If an application is deemed irrelevant to sport, it will not proceed to the quality assessment stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">A three-point scale is used to assess the quality of the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The final decisions on grant approval are made by the board of CIF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Read more about\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/centrumforidrottsforskning.se\/en\/evaluation-of-applications\/\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">the assessment process, criteria, and CIF&#8217;s scientific review panel<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"article-body pt-3 lg:pt-6 pb-6 lg:pb-12\">\n    <div class=\"holder article\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n            <div class=\"col-span-12 lg:col-span-6\">\n                                <div class=\"body-m-mobile md:body-m prose wysiwyg\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":6048,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"category":[],"class_list":["post-6067","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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