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

KI Research Grants

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

ìShizu Matsumuraîs Donation

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 - Arthritis

Ulla Hamberg Angeby and Lennart Angeby's Foundation - Stroke

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)