Collecting organisations supporting research at KI
Research at KI is financed by a large number of Swedish non-profit collecting organisations and similar funding bodies, using a thorough peer-review process.
For these non-profit collecting organisations, many private individuals are the most important contributors. The list below presents some of the organisations that annually contribute with large sums to KI researchers, of which the Swedish Cancer Society occupies the leading position:
The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund
The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation
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KI Foundations & Donations
Karolinska Institutet awards grants for research and travel from a large number of foundations and funds. These funders support research on health and illness through all stages of life, from paediatrics to geriatrics and onto medical research history. Find out more at the KI Staff portal.
Childhood Cancer Fund finances 8 research positions at KI
The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund (Barncancerfonden) has decided to grant funding to eight research positions at KI for paediatric oncology research over the next two to six years. The goal is, among other things, to improve current treatment methods with the help of precision medicine.