Wallenberg Foundations – SEK 2.2 billion in grants during 2017
Funding allocated to research projects totaled SEK 2.2 billion in 2017. Most of the funding awarded by the foundations comes from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which focuses on basic research in the fields of medicine, science and technology. But the Wallenberg Foundations also award substantial grants to the social sciences, humanities, education and archaeology.The Wallenberg Foundations is the umbrella name for 16 foundations formed by the Wallenberg family or established in memory of family members.Out of the total of SEK 2.2 billion, the three largest foundations – the