Sverker Lerheden fellowships for postdoctoral studies

Following a very generous donation, The Sverker Lerheden foundation was founded in 2022 with the purpose of strengthening research at the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University The Sverker Lerheden foundation will in January 2027 award two stipends to young researchers in mathematics to conduct postdoctoral studies for two years at the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University, with a possible extension of a third year. The stipend is 424 200 SEK per year (which should also cover travel expenses to conferences). The stipend is tax-free. The stipend is meant to exclusively be used for research (and therefore does not require, nor gives the possibility, to teach). Note that the applicant has to first contact a permanently employed researcher at the Department of Mathematics at Stockholm University to get a letter of endorsement (to be submitted directly to sverker-lerheden-apply@math.su.se after the application deadline, but at the latest November 6). The call is open from October 1 to November 1, 2026. The application can be written in Swedish or in English. The postdoctoral studies at Stockholm University should normally begin the same year as the stipend was awarded. The applicant does not need to have been awarded their PhD when applying, but needs to have done that before the fellowship is paid out. The result will be published on the homepage: https://www.su.se/english/divisions/department-of-mathematics/research/research-projects/sverker-lerheden-fellowships-for-postdoctoral-studies in the period January-February of 2027. If you have questions contact: sverker-lerheden-info@math.su.se Application The applicant should send (the subject line should contain the name of the applicant) the following information as one single pdf-file to: sverker-lerheden-apply@math.su.se * CV including a publication list * A research proposal, max 4 pages (including the bibliography), size A4, 14 000 characters including spaces. The research proposal should consist of two parts, first a short description of previously conducted research and second, a plan for the research to be conducted at SU. * A letter containing a motivation as to why the applicant wants to conduct research at SU, max 1 page, size A4, 3 500 characters including spaces Two academic referees should send (the subject line should contain the name of the applicant) the following information as a pdf-file to: sverker-lerheden-apply@math.su.se * A letter of recommendation

Last updated: 1 October 2026