Funding
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Through the research program Wallenberg Clinical Scholars, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation are funding 24 of the foremost clinical researchers in Sweden. Almost SEK 600 million are used for funding over ten years. Åsa Petersén was appointed Wallenberg Clinical Scholar 2020 and will receive SEK 15 million over five years.
The Swedish Research Council is the largest provider of public funds (approximately SEK 2.5 billion a year) for Swedish basic research at Swedish higher education institutions (HEI:s) and research institutes.The projects it supports are mainly initiated by the researchers themselves. The support is distributed by the Scientific Councils and the Committees for Educational Science and Research Infrastructures to research that is of the highest scientific quality and best promotes the renewal of research.
Neuroförbundet is a Swedish interest organization, with about 13000 members, acting for persons with neurological diseases. The organization is a non-profit association, independent from the political parties, and is represented both on a national level as well as locally.
The Faculty of Medicine's priority committee for clinical research has rewarded Peterséns research group with an ALF-grant of SEK 1 401 000 for 2021. ALF stands for Avtal om Läkarutbildning och Forskning.
Hjärnfonden (Brain foundation) is a not-profit foundation that raises money and award funds for research on the brain and its' diseases, damages and disabilities. Hjärnfonden also informs and raises awareness on these topics. During 2019 Hjärnfonden distributed nearly SEK 137 000 000 to advanced brain research.
We are also grateful...
...for the support from the following foundations to the research performed in TNU under the supervision of Professor Åsa Petersén:
- CHDI Inc.
- Jeanssons Foundations
- Kjell and Märta Beijers Foundation
- Lars Hierta Foundation
- Lindhaga Foundation
- The Kock Foundation
- Magnus Bergvall Foundation
- The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden
- OM Persson Foundation
- The Royal Academy of Science, Sweden
- The Royal Physiographic Society, Lund
- The Ragnar Söderberg Foundation
- The Segerfalk Foundation
- Swedish Society for Medical Research
- Söderström–Königska Foundation
- Tesdorpf Foundation
- Thure Carlsson Foundation
- Åhlén Foundation
- Åke Wiberg Foundation
- Anders Wall Foundations
- Anna-Lisa Rosenbergs stiftelse
- Bror Gadelius Foundation
- The Crafoord Foundation
- The Dementia Foundation
- Ellen and Henrik Sjöbring Foundation
- Fredrik och Ingrids Thurings stiftelse
- Gun and Bertil Stohne Foundation