Founded | 1917 |
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Founder | Knut and Alice Wallenberg |
Focus | Grants to scientific research and education at Swedish universities, institutes and other academic units |
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Method | Grants |
Endowment | SEK m 39,035 (2012)[1] |
Website | kaw.wallenberg.org |
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) (Swedish: Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse) is a Swedish public and private foundation formed in 1917[2] 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.