Reporting of granted projects

The person who has received funding to carry out the project (grant recipient/project leader) must submit to Formas a final report comprising both the results of the project and the expenditure on this.

The final report is to comprise the following: final accounts, scientific abstract in English, and popular scientific summary in Swedish.

The scientific report will be used as the basis for publication in the  project catalogue and journals of Formas. The scientific report must not contain photographs or figures.

If the funds granted do not exceed SEK 25,000 or if the grant has been given to finance a journey to a conference, only a financial account is required.

Final accounts
In the final accounts, the expenditure of the grant recipient for projects funded by Formas is to be set out. The accuracy of the data is to be verified by the signature of the appropriate authorised signatory and the project leader.

The final accounts must comprise all expenditure for the part of the project funded by Formas. The items of expenditure are to be given exclusive of VAT if the grant recipient has the right to offset VAT incurred in the project. Otherwise the items are to be given inclusive of VAT incurred.

If the total expenditure is less than the advance payment received, and the difference is one half of the base amount or greater, the remaining funds are to be repaid to Formas, Plus Giro Account No 184171-7, with the project number quoted as reference.

The signed final accounts are to be sent by post to Formas, Box 1206, 111 82 Stockholm.

The final accounts shall in the first place be submitted through Formas-Direct. In cases where the original application had not been submitted through Formas-Direct, the accounts are to be entered on a separate form which can be downloaded here .

Scientific report
Unless the decision document specifies otherwise, the scientific abstract in English and the popular scientific summary in Swedish are to be entered into Formas Direct in accordance with the following instructions.

The scientific report can only be approved if it is entered into Formas Direct, unless the application to Formas was made prior to 1 April 2004 when Formas Direct was introduced. No documents, books or any other form of report shall be sent to Formas.

Scientific abstract in English
The abstract (max 8,000 characters incl spaces) shall be written as an abstract for a scientific paper, i.e. it shall summarise the various parts of the work:

• Introduction with objective and hypothesis
• Material and methods
• Results
• Discussion and conclusions
• List of scientific papers, if any, which were written during the project period

Popular scientific summary of results in Swedish
The summary (max 6,000 characters incl spaces) shall contain:

• Background and objective
• Theory and method
• Main results
• Conclusion
• List of popular scientific publications, if any, from the project

The scientific abstract and the popular scientific summary shall be submitted through Formas-Direct to be approved.

In cases where the original application had not been submitted through Formas-Direct (before 1 April 2004), the popular scientific summary and the scientific abstract shall be sent by email to . The Formas registration number, project title and the name of the project leader shall always be quoted.

Final report in Formas-Direct
Log in to Formas Direct to the account where the original application was made:

• Select report
• Select new report
• Select project to report
• Select financial or scientific report

The project leader who has forgotten his/her log-in details or has several accounts can receive data regarding all the accounts by selecting "Forgotten password" in Formas Direct.