Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
| Founded | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Knut and Alice Wallenberg |
| Focus | Grants to scientific research and education at Swedish universities, institutes and other academic units |
| Location |
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| Method | Grants |
| Endowment | SEK m 39,035 (2012)[1] |
| Website | www.wallenberg.com/kaw |
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is a private foundation (Swedish: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse), founded in 1917 by a donation of SEK 20 million by the chairman of the Stockholms Enskilda Bank, Knut Agathon Wallenberg and his wife Alice.
The foundation is the largest of the Wallenberg foundations, and one of the largest Swedish funders of research. Since its founding the Foundation has disbursed approximately 16 Billion Kronor.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "2012 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation annual report". Retrieved 2015-04-05.
- ↑ "Wallenberg Foundations". Retrieved 2015-04-05.
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