Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation

The Foundation

In 1960, Jacob Wallenberg (1892-1980) established the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation, named after his parents. The initial endowment was SEK 442,000.

The Foundation has distributed more than SEK 1.5 billion in grants since its establishment, mainly to Swedish universities, other academic institutions, schools and non-profit organizations.

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The Wallenberg Foundations

The Wallenberg Foundations is the collective name for the non-profit public and private foundations established by individual members of the Wallenberg family or in honor of Family members.

The three largest Foundations granted a total of SEK 2.4 billion in 2019.

The largest of the Wallenberg Foundations is the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, founded in 1917, which promotes excellent researchers and research projects beneficial to Sweden within the natural sciences, technology and medicine.

The other two large foundations are Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation (scientific research mainly within the social sciences), and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation (scientific research mainly within the humanities).

In addition, there are a number of other Wallenberg Foundations.

Focus on the humanities

Application deadlines

Grant policy

The Foundation

12 humanities and social science projects in AI and autonomous systems receive funding

The Wallenberg Foundations

Application deadlines

Grant policy

The Foundation

12 humanities and social science projects in AI and autonomous systems receive funding

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The Wallenberg Foundations