Calls

The Foundation’s aim is to benefit Sweden by supporting Swedish basic research and education, mainly in medicine, technology, and the natural sciences. This is achieved through long-term grants to excellent researchers and to projects. The Foundation can also initiate grants to strategic projects and scholarship programs.

Grants for research projects

2026: Research projects with high scientific potential

The Foundation supports projects with high scientific potential. Projects should be focused on a coherent research question where the complementary competencies of the participating scientists gives new possibilities to attack the chosen research question.
Projects normally have a budget of between SEK 15 million and SEK 40 million. Projects can have a duration of three to five years.

Last day of application February 1 at 1:00 pm.

The application period begins January 7, 2026
1
February 2026 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

Individual support of excellent scientists

2025: Nomination for the Wallenberg Academy Fellows program

The Foundation has decided to set up a long-term program for young researchers: Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The program addresses young researchers in medicine, natural sciences, engineering and technology, humanities and social sciences. 
Swedish Universities and institutions of higher education are invited to nominate candidates for the program. The call is announced every other year.

The application period begins January 7, 2025.

15
February 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

2026: Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2021 prolongation grant

Wallenberg Academy Fellows who received their grant in 2021 can be nominated for another five years of funding. Up to 40 % of the original Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2021 may obtain an extension. Swedish Universities and institutions of higher education are invited to nominate Wallenberg Academy Fellows appointed 2021 for the prolongation.

The application period begins March 25.
25
April 2026 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

Program for Mathematics

2025: Program for Mathematics

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation in collaboration with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences invites applications to the program for Mathematics

The program includes several parts:
• Nomination of guest professors
• Postdoctoral Scholarship Program in Mathematics for researchers from outside Sweden
• Postdoctoral Scholarship Program in Mathematics for researchers with a Swedish doctors degree

The Foundation will support prominent researchers in Mathematics during 2014-2029.

The application period begins September 1.
5
October 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

Scholarships

The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships at Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Application period begins October 14.


14
November 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

The Wallenberg Foundation Scholarship Program for Postdoctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Broad Institute

The application period begins October 14.


14
November 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

The Wallenberg Foundation Postdoctoral Scholarship at Stanford University, USA

The application period begins October 14.


14
November 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application

Proof of Concept grants

Proof of Concept grants in Life Science

The purpose of the Proof of Concept grant is to bridge the gap from academic research to innovations. The grant gives researchers the opportunity to develop their early-stage discoveries towards validated methods, products or processes and provides the opportunity to carry out activities that validate and accelerate the development of the project and prepare for innovation and commercialization.

Call for: KAW and SciLifeLab Proof of Concept grants in Life Science

The application period begins 13, January, 2025.
21
March 2025 Application deadline
Guidelines E-application