Exploratory Workshops within Artistic Research Grant (Sweden)

Deadline: 15-Sep-2026

The Exploratory Workshops within Artistic Research Grant supports individual researchers in Sweden who want to explore new research questions, methods, and creative concepts through collaborative artistic research workshops. Funding of up to SEK 250,000 per year is available for projects lasting 1–2 years, with activities beginning in January 2027. What Is the Exploratory Workshops within Artistic Research Grant? The grant is offered by the Swedish Research Council to encourage experimentation and early-stage development within artistic research. It enables researchers to bring together a small group of researchers or doctoral students to test new ideas, research approaches, methods, and creative concepts before developing them into larger research projects. The programme covers artistic research across a broad range of disciplines, including: Exploratory workshops can provide researchers with the space to test unconventional ideas before committing to a larger research programme.

The grant can help researchers:

Develop new artistic research questions. Test innovative research methods. Explore emerging areas of artistic research. Develop creative concepts. Build research collaborations. Bring together researchers and doctoral students from different artistic disciplines. Generate preliminary findings that can support future research proposals. Grant Amount and Project Duration

Successful applicants can receive:

Maximum funding: SEK 250,000 per year

Project duration: 1–2 years

Project start: January 2027

The funding is intended to support exploratory research activities conducted through workshops and related collaborative work. Who Is Eligible? The grant is open to individual researchers working in artistic research in Sweden.

Applicants must:

Be affiliated with a Swedish higher education institution or another organisation approved by the Swedish Research Council as an administrating organisation. Demonstrate a high level of research competence in an artistic field. Submit the application together with the administrating organisation. Develop a project focused on exploratory artistic research. A doctoral degree is not formally required for the applicant. Who Can Participate in the Workshops? The applicant can organise exploratory workshops involving a team of 1 to 6 participating researchers or doctoral students.

Participating researchers can contribute to the development and testing of

Collaboration partners should be clearly described in the project’s collaboration plan. What Types of Projects Can Be Supported? Projects should focus on exploration and development rather than simply implementing an already established research project.

Suitable projects may involve:

Testing an innovative artistic research methodology. Exploring a new interdisciplinary research question. Developing experimental approaches to artistic practice. Bringing researchers from different artistic disciplines together. Testing creative concepts through workshops. Investigating emerging artistic research fields. Developing preliminary ideas for future research projects. How to Apply? Applications must be submitted by an individual researcher together with the organisation that will administer the grant. Applicants should generally follow these steps: Develop the research concept Define the artistic research area, research questions, methods, and exploratory objectives. Build the workshop team Identify participating researchers or doctoral students who can contribute relevant expertise. Develop the collaboration plan Explain how participants and external collaboration partners will contribute to the project. Confirm the administrating organisation The applicant must be affiliated with an eligible Swedish organisation. Provide participant information in Prisma Participating researchers must submit their required information through the Swedish Research Council’s Prisma system. Submit the application before the deadline The application must be submitted by the individual researcher together with the administrating organisation. Obtain organisational approval The administrating organisation must sign the application in Prisma within 7 calendar days after the application deadline. Important Application Requirements Applicants should make sure that the proposal clearly explains: What artistic research area will be explored. Why the research is innovative or exploratory. What questions the workshops will investigate. Which methods or approaches will be tested. Who will participate and why their expertise is relevant. How the workshops will contribute to the development of the research. How collaboration will be organised. What outcomes are expected from the exploratory process. The proposal should demonstrate genuine exploration rather than presenting a conventional research project that is already fully defined. Common Mistakes to Avoid

Applicants should avoid:

Presenting a project with no clear exploratory component. Failing to explain why workshops are necessary. Including participants without explaining their contribution. Providing vague research questions or artistic objectives. Ignoring the collaboration plan. Waiting until after the deadline to obtain organisational approval. Forgetting that the administrating organisation must sign in Prisma within seven calendar days. Treating the grant as funding for routine artistic production rather than artistic research exploration. Key Facts at a Glance

Grant: Exploratory Workshops within Artistic Research

Country: Sweden

Maximum funding: SEK 250,000 per year

Duration: 1–2 years

Start date: January 2027

Applicant: Individual artistic researcher

Organisation: Swedish higher education institution or approved Swedish organisation

Doctoral degree: Not formally required

Workshop team: 1–6 participating researchers or doctoral students

Disciplines: All major artistic research fields

Application system: Prisma

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