Our Funding
The Knowledge Foundation offers eight programmes for project support. The universities can use the programmes strategically to develop their operations in the long term and build strong research and educational environments that create value for academia as well as business and society.
Strong Research and Education Environments
Strong research and educational environmentsSeveral forms of support All our programmes contribute in different ways to environments being able to establish and maintain a strong national and international scientific or artistic position in the long term, which also constitutes a profile area for the university. In this way, the environment can also become a long-term and valuable partner for business.
What is meant by strong environment? A strong environment has the ability to collectively and long-term develop its research and education in collaboration with business. Prioritization and a joint, well-rooted ambition provide the conditions to establish a strong scientific position and profile with high relevance for business and society.
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Expertkompetens – a tool for life-long learning -
Örebro University is building a strong environment 
Örebro University is building a strong environment
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Our Programmes
The Knowledge Foundation offers eight programmes for project support. The programmes are designed to contribute to strategically strong research and educational environments at the universities and at the same time contribute to development and increased competence for the business world.
Prospekt
Research project for an early career researcher who in collaboration with business partners addresses a scientific question.
- Strengthen and/or renew the research through the strategic recruitment of a promising early career researcher
- Increases the competitiveness of business actors through new knowledge and competence
Hög
Research project for researchers who in collaboration with business partners addresses a scientific question.
- Strengthen and/or renew the research
- Strengthen the companies’ competitiveness through new knowledge and competence
Synergi
Implementation of several research projects where researchers in collaboration with business partners addresses integrating research question.
- Integrates and develops the research and education towards scientific profiling
- Develops beneficial knowledge for the companies’ competitiveness
Forskningsprofiler
Long-term research initiatives that strengthen the national and international position of research environments.
- Creates opportunities for long-term profiling and positioning of selected areas of research
- Creates competitive advantages for companies and stimulates a broaden collaboration between the business sector and the academia
Avans
Development or further development of second cycle study programmes that are business-relevant.
- Strengthen the integration of research and education
- Contribute to provision of competence within the business sector
Expertkompetens
Development and implementation of business-relevant educational activities at second cycle level for working professionals.
- Strengthen and develops the university’s ability to manage educational activities tailored to professionals’ competence development
- Provides the business sector with relevant and appropriate competence development
Företagsforskarskolor
Development and implementation of doctoral education in collaboration with the business sector.
- Strengthen the capacity of research within strategic areas
- Increases the competitiveness of the business sector through competence development in the companies
Rekryteringar
Recruitments of associate senior lecturer, senior lecturer, professor, international visiting professor or adjunct professor/senior lecturer with placement at a HEI or at a business partner.
- Strengthen the capacity of research and education in co-production with the business sector
- Provides the companies with the opportunity to build knowledge and competence within an area of strategic importance
KK-miljö
A tool for the university’s management to create a long-term, structured development process for strong research and educational environments.
- Provides opportunities to strengthen and profiling the research and education within a defined part of a universitie’s academic activity
- Strengthen the long-term and strategically capacity of research and education in co-production with the business sector
Universities that we support
- Blekinge Institute of Technology
- Dalarna University
- Halmstad University
- Jönköping University
- Karlstad University
- Kristianstad University
- Linnaeus University
- Malmö University
- Mid Sweden University
- Mälardalen University
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Institute of Art
- Stockholm University of the Arts
- Swedish Defence University
- Södertörn University
- Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences
- University of Arts, Crafts and Design
- University of Borås
- University of Gävle
- University of Skövde
- University West
- Örebro University
Special Initiatives
Jubilee Doctoral Students
Employment and education of doctoral students with collaboration expertise.
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Visiting academic scholars from Ukraine
Funding to host visiting academic scholars from Ukraine.
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NU
Development and implementation of online courses at at least second cycle level.
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