KI collaboration awards for collaboration with the University of Tokyo for doctoral students and post docs 2025/2026

To facilitate new and existing contacts between researchers and doctoral students as well as increase research collaboration with the University of Tokyo, KI and the Internationalisation Board is pleased to announce the availability of limited competitive funds for up to two awards for collaborative activities such as lab visits.  The collaborative activity can take place within already existing collaborations or to labs with no previous collaborations. 

The collaborative award provides support for living costs such as transportation and housing of 30 000 SEK (including INDI) per person. 

Application

Applications should include: 

• CV
• Statement of interest / Description of the intended activities, including relevance for the ISP (max 350 words)
• Letter of support from the supervisor (if relevant)
• An invitation letter from the proposed host
• Document supporting admission as doctoral student at KI including information about half time seminar (Ladok) (if relevant)
• Bibliography; it is possible to include information about manuscripts (short) 

Proposal format: Combine the documents into a single pdf file. 

The decision of funding will be made at the latest in the end of November. The proposed activity should take place between December 2025 and December 2026.   

Key considerations

In order to be eligible for the collaboration award the doctoral student needs to be admitted at KI. Post docs needs to have KI as their primary host institution, ie post docs participating in exchange activities cannot use the award for lab visits to their “home” institutions. 

The following aspects will in particular be taken into account: 

• Opportunity to use methodology or technology that is unavailable at KI.
• Relevance for the postdoctoral research project or doctoral student’s Individual Study Plan (ISP)
• Half-time seminar completed, for doctoral students
• Strengthening of collaborations between KI and UTokyo. 

All funded awards will require submission of a short report that will be published on the KI web site.

It is possible to apply for the collaboration award more than once but applicants that never have been awarded an award for collaboration with Tokyo will be prioritised.

Proposal submission

Deadline for applications:  16 November. Email your proposal to Lotta Lundqvist. Proposals submitted after the deadline will not be considered.