Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) (Swedish: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse) is a Swedish public and private foundation formed in 1917 by Knut Agathon Wallenberg and his wife Alice Wallenberg. It was created to support research in the natural sciences, technology and medicine by awarding long-term grants to basic research of the highest international class.

Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Founded1917
FounderKnut and Alice Wallenberg
FocusGrants to scientific research and education at Swedish universities, institutes and other academic units
Location
  • Stockholm, Sweden
MethodGrants
EndowmentSEK m 39,035 (2012)
Websitekaw.wallenberg.org
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