Remuneration

Updated: 1 March 2025

The Collegium has limited funds that can be used for salaries. To be able to put together a robust intellectual community, we ask all fellows to explore possibilities to apply for other outside support. Fellows, who have an opportunity to do so, are asked to apply for sabbatical salaries at their home universities. Fellows who are not able to apply for sabbatical salaries are expected to apply for grants. In general fellows who are retired should be prepared to fund themselves. In most cases returning SCAS fellows are expected to provide their own salaries. Please find detailed information below. The information about accommodation applies to all fellows.

General information:

  1. In most cases fellows receive a monthly salary (see below). However, the Collegium does not replace lost salary. This means that the salary is not based on the salaries fellows receive at their home institutions.

  2. Fellows are employed by Uppsala University and salaries are paid directly to the fellows. All salaries are monthly gross salaries and subject to taxation.

  3. The Collegium cannot pay for teaching replacements in a fellow’s home institution.

  4. Usually the Collegium will provide and pay for accommodation for fellows who do not live in the Stockholm–Uppsala region. When possible, the Collegium also tries to offer accommodation to fellows from Stockholm who are not able to commute.

Monthly salaries:

Fellows who are on paid leave or have other resources (such as grants) covering their salaries:

15 000 SEK

Fellows who are on partially paid leave or have other resources (such as grants) covering part of their salaries:

Full Professor:
40 000 SEK

Researcher, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (and similar positions):
30 000 SEK

Fellows who do not have any outside resources (such as sabbatical salaries or grants):

Full Professor:
60 000 SEK

Researcher, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor (and similar positions):
45 000 SEK

Postdoc (any position containing the term postdoctoral):
35 000 SEK

Before an agreement is concluded, an explanation as to how and why the fellow is not entitled to paid, or partially paid, leave must be provided in writing. In addition, the fellow must provide an explanation in writing as to why funding through grants is not a possibility.

Fellows who are employed by a Swedish university:

a) A research component is usually included in the work allocation for Professors and Associate Professors. The fellows bring this research component with them to SCAS. This means that the fellows’ universities cover part of the salary and SCAS covers the remaining salary.

b) If no research component is included in the position, SCAS covers the salary.

c) Fellows who have grants that cover salary costs keep their employments and funding at their universities/administrating organisations while they are at SCAS.

d) If the grant covers part of the salary, SCAS covers the remaining salary.

Fellows who are retired:

In most cases, employment will not be possible at SCAS, Uppsala University. This means that fellows who have retired should be prepared to be at SCAS without any salary.

Fellows who have already been in residence at SCAS:

In general returning fellows should be prepared to fund themselves. If a returning fellow is part of an externally funded fellowship programme, some funding may be available.