KI Foundations & Donations List of Grants
Karolinska Institutet manages about 250 foundations and donations, which are comprised of both donations and bequests to KI. The funds are invested in the stock market, and the returns on these investments are distributed as research and travel grants. Around 45 million SEK in total is awarded annually by over forty calls.
Here are listed the calls that can be applied annually via Foundations & Donations. Click on the link for more information on the purpose of the call, eligibility requirements and application dates.
Research grants
Grants which are available for all areas of medical research
Erik and Edith Fernström Foundation for Medical Research
David and Astrid Hagelén Foundation
Arthropathic diseases
Ulla and Gustaf af Ugglas Foundation (research and travel grants)
Aviation medicine
Gösta Fraenckel Foundation for Medical Research (research and travel grant)
Cancer Research and Rheumatism
Alex and Eva Wallström Foundation
Felix Mindus contribution to Leukemia Research
KI Foundation Grants for Rheumatology Research
Robert Lundberg Memorial Foundation (research and travel grants)
Dr. Åke Olsson Foundation for Haematological Research
Eye Research
KI Foundation Grants for Eye Research
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Ruth and Richard Julin Foundation (reasearch and traveling to learn new methods)
Geriatrics
Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research
Foundation for Geriatric Diseases at Karolinska Institutet
Insomnia
Rut and Arvid Wolff Memorial Foundation
Medical History Research
Maj and Lennart Lindgren Foundation for Medical History Research
Pediatrics
Birgitta and Carl-Axel Rydbeck’s Research Grant for Pediatric Research
Speech Pathology
Aina Börjeson Foundation for Speech Language Pathology Research and Treatment
Virology
KI Foundation for Virus Research (some research, but mostly for travel grants)
Coagulation research
KI Foundation for Coagulation Research
Arthritis and Stroke
Ulla Hamberg Angeby and Lennart Angeby's Foundation
Travel Grants
Grants which are available for all areas of medical research
KI Travel Grant (Period 1, 2, 3, 4) (awarded 4 times per year: applications are due in January, April, August, and October)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 1, 2, 3, 4) (awarded 4 times per year: applications are due in January, April, August, and October)
KI Travel Grant for research visits for PhD Students (spring and autumn) (This grant does not cover participation in international conferences, doctoral courses or study visits)
Erik and Edith Fernström Foundation for Medical Research
Arthropathic diseases
Ulla and Gustaf af Uggla Foundation (research and travel grants)
Aviation Research
Gösta Fraenckel Foundation for Medical Research (research and travel grant)
Cancer Research
Robert Lundberg Memorial Foundation (research and travel grants)
Gastroenterology and hepatology
Ruth and Richard Julin Foundation (research and traveling to learn new methods)
For Surgeons
Hirsch Fellowship (spring and autumn)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 1, 2, 3, 4)
Virology
KI Foundation for Virus Research (some research, but mostly for travel grants)