Research projects

Background to the programme

To contribute towards Sweden’s competitiveness, innovative capacity and utilisation, opportunities are needed for academia and companies to co-produce research that can extend the state-of-the-art research and respond to a need in the business sector.

This type of co-produced research project paves the way for utilising research results outside an academic context, contributing towards innovation, development, and renewal at the universities and in the participating companies.

Terms and conditions

Applicants: Universities within the Knowledge Foundation’s target group. The programme can be carried out in collaboration between research and educational environments at several institutions. Read more about the institutions we support.

Co-funding requirements: The total co-funding from industry partners must correspond to at least the amount requested from the Knowledge Foundation. At least two mutually independent business actors should co-finance the project. Criteria for co-financing business actors.

Maximum funding amount: SEK 4 million.

Project duration: 1–4 years.

The programme’s contribution to strong research and educational environments

The programme makes it possible to initiate the establishment of research environments in early stages of its development, which may have its starting point in a research group to later consist of larger units such as a research environment, institution, centre or similar.

The programme may also be used by established environments to set up collaboration with the business sector that is important to the scientific development of the environment and responds to the development needs of the participating companies. Where such environments are concerned, the added value of the project and how it will lead to the renewal of such environments must be clearly shown.