Government funding bodies
Swedish Research Council
Sweden’s largest governmental research funding body, and supports research of the highest quality within all scientific fields.
Formas
Formas is a government research council for sustainable development. Areas of activity include the environment, agricultural sciences and spatial planning.
Forte
Forte is a research council and a government agency under the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, funding research within three main fields: health, working life and welfare.
Vinnova
Vinnova is Sweden’s government agency for innovation, contributing to sustainable growth by improving the conditions for innovation.
The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
Myndigheten för Samhällsskydd och beredskap
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Naturvårdsverket
Swedish Energy Agency
Energimyndigheten
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Tillväxtverket
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten
Private Foundations & Collecting Societies
The Wallenberg Foundations
Consists of public and private foundations formed by the Wallenberg family or established in memory of family members. The Foundations grant funding to excellent researchers and research projects beneficial to Sweden.
Ragnar Söderberg Foundation
The Foundation prioritizes research focused on medicine, economy and law. Funding is granted younger researchers that has already demonstrated high academic skill and novel ideas.
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
RJ supports research in the Humanities and Social Sciences.
The Swedish Cancer Society (Cancerfonden)
One of the largest financiers of cancer research in Sweden. Funding of research projects, care development projects, courses and collaborations, scientific meeting attendance, etc.
The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
The fund supports numerous fields of research connected to myocardial infarction, heart failure, vascular spasms, genetic heart defects, stroke, asthma, COPD and emphysema, among others.
The Swedish Brain Foundation (Hjärnfonden)
Supports research and distribute information about the brain and its diseases, injuries and disabilities. The foundation awards scholarships and grants to researchers and research groups to enable or enhance important research.
Public Foundations
The Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen)
The knowledge foundation funds research and competence development at Sweden’s university colleges and new universities with the purpose of strengthening Sweden’s competitiveness.
Mistra
Mistra invests in research aimed at solving key environmental problems and promoting Sweden’s future competitiveness.
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
Funds research in science, engineering and medicine. Research group and individual grants, graduate school grants and grants to promote greater mobility.
STINT
The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) invests in internationalisation projects proposed by researchers, educators and leaderships at Swedish universities.