KI Foundations & Donations Calendar
KI manages ca 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 40 calls.
The calendar
The following is a list of when the Foundations & Donations Grants are typically called each year. Link to the KI Foundation and Donation List of Grants page or click on the names below for more detailed information about what each grant supports, eligibility requirements, and the specific application deadlines.
January
KI Travel Grant (Period 1) incl digital arrangements (departure date of travel between April to September)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 1) (departure date of travel between April to September)
Aina Börjeson Foundation for Speech Language Pathology Research and Treatment (awarded every other year, even years, extra call 2025)
Alex and Eva Wallström Foundation (research within cancer and/or rheumatism)
Hirsch Fellowship (travel grant, offered twice per year)
Ruth and Richard Julin Foundation (gastroenterology and hepatology)
Dr Åke Olsson Foundation for Haematology Research
KI Foundation for Virus Research (Research and travel grant)
Erik and Edith Fernström Foundation for Medical Research (travel grant)
April
KI Travel Grant (Period 2) incl digital arrangements (departure date of travel between July - December)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 2) (departure date of travel between July - December)
Gösta Fraenckel Foundation for Medical Research (aviation and related areas; research and travel grants)
Robert Lundberg Memorial Foundation (cancer research; research and travel grant)
KI Travel Grants for research visits for PhD Students (travel grant, offered twice per year)
Loo and Hans Osterman Foundation for Medical Research (geriatrics research)
Foundation for Geratric Diseases at Karolinska Institutet
KI Foundation for Coagulation Research
KI Research Grants (awarded every second year, even years, next call opens 2026)
June
July
August
KI Travel Grant (Period 3) incl digital arrangements (departure date of travel between November - April)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 3) (departure date of travel between November - April)
September
KI Travel Grants for research visits for PhD Students (travel grant, offered twice per year)
Maj and Lennart Lindgren Foundation for Medical History Research
ìShizu Matsumuraîs Donation (pediatrics)
Rut and Arvid Wolff Memorial Foundation (insomina research)
Ulla and Gustaf af Uggla Foundation (arthropathic diseases)
David and Astrid Hagelén Foundation
October
KI Travel Grant (Period 4) incl digital arrangements (departure date of travel between January - June of following year)
Axel Hirsch Travel Grant (Period 4) (departure date of travel between January - June of following year)
Ulla Hamberg Angeby and Lennart Angeby's Foundation - Arhtritis
Ulla Hamberg Angeby and Lennart Angeby's Foundation - Stroke
KI Foundation Grants for Eye Research