Grants
In 2025 Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation awarded grants of SEK 264 (2024 SEK 257) million to different programs and projects.
During the year special project grants were announced in two areas: one focused on child and adolescent psychology/psychiatry, in which five projects received funding, and another focused on social science research projects with forestry relevance, in which nine projects received funding.
Additionally, some other projects within social sciences received grants as well as the Foundation's support for the strategic and long-term programs Anthropocene lab and WASP-HS has continued.
Social Sciences
The Foundation primarily grants funding for projects related to social sciences.
Total amount over SEK 4.1 billion
Since the establishment of the Foundation, over SEK 4.1 billion has been granted in the form of project grants, scholarships and funding of research positions, of which SEK 1.1 billion over the past five years.
Strategic and long-term programs
Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanities and Society (WASP-HS) Promote new interdisciplinary research in the humanities and social sciences on the subject of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems and their impact on human and social development.
Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation jointly invest in the program, totaling SEK 720 million over ten years.
WASP–HS: research into AI, technology, humanity and society
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences “The Anthropocene Biosphere Laboratory”. The laboratory aims to gather researchers from various scientific disciplines with an understanding of the human role in the biosphere. The initiative seeks to shape the research forefront on the biosphere, the sum of all ecosystems, and develop science for sustainable development, as well as foster a new generation of young researchers.
The project is funded jointly with Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation, with a total of SEK 60 million over a five-year period.
The Anthropocene Laboratory: tasked with finding new pathways toward a sustainable future
Grants 2025
Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden, funding of SEK 9 900 000 for a six year project for a strengthened research environment for Jewish studies in Sweden.
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, funding of SEK 6 million for the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2025.
The Foundation for Economic History Research within Banking and Enterprise, funding of SEK 1 900 000 for the operation and maintenance of the archive.
Research on mental illness among young people
Karolinska Institutet, Dr Yi Lu, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Evaluating the Causal Link, mechanisms, and Impact of Problematic digital media use on youth mental health and SuicidE (ECLIPSE)”
Social media and mental health among young people – is there a connection?
Karolinska Institutet, Professor David Mataix-Cols, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Just-in-time relapse prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder”
Preventing Relapse in the Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Young People
Karolinska Institutet, Professor Lisa Berlin Thorell, grant of SEK 9 million for the project: “A Transdisciplinary Research Program on Female ADHD in Adolescence”
ADHD in teenage girls
Uppsala University, Professor Terje Falck-Ytter, grant of SEK 10 million for the project: “Unfolding neurodevelopmental conditions from infancy to mid-childhood”
Better understanding of how autism and ADHD arise and develop in young people
Karolinska Institutet, Dr Fahimeh Darki, grant of SEK 9.6 million for the project: “Olfactory Neural Signatures and Their Genetic Foundations in Early-Onset Psychosis: Enhancing Risk Prediction for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder”
The role of the sense of smell in early psychosis – a new path to early detection?
To presentations of all MMW and MAW projects on mental illness among young people
Granted projects with forestry relevance
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Professor Francisco Aguilar, awarded grant of SEK 7 million for the project: “UNDERPINNED: Forest owners’ cognition and behaviors underpinning Swedish forest biodiversity”
How private forest owners’ choices shape Sweden’s forest biodiversity
Umeå University, Associate Professor Louise Eriksson, awarded grant of SEK 6 million for the project: “Bridging the Gaps: Social Dynamics in Climate-Adapted Forest Management”
Investigating different groups’ acceptance of climate-adapted forest management
Umeå University, Professor Britt-Inger Keisu, awarded grant of SEK 7 million for the project: “Changing Northern Landscapes: Forestry and Reindeer Husbandry in Sweden”
Exploring the power dynamic between forestry and reindeer herding
Umeå University, Professor Camilla Sandström, awarded grant of SEK 8 million for the project: “The art of governing forests mastering governance dilemmas across multiple levels”
Wants to develop a forest policy framework
Linnaeus University, Professor Andreas Stephan, awarded grant of SEK 8 million for the project: “Domestic Forest Governance and Global Timber Markets: A Policy Impact Assessment”
Investigating effective strategies to reduce harvest leakage in forests
Jönköping University, Professor Leona Achtenhagen, awarded grant of SEK 5 million for the project: “Profit versus nature? How private forest owners can navigate conflicting institutional logics in a highly politicized landscape to make better use of their forests”
Developing support for private forests owners seeking to advance their forestry practices
Stockholms University, Dr Ingo Fetzer, awarded grant of SEK 8 million for the project: “Resilient Innovation and Sustainable Knowledge for Swedish Forest Management in the Anthropocene”
How to strengthen resilience in forest management
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dr Harry Fischer, awarded grant of SEK 7 million for the project: “Restoration Futures in Sweden´s forests for biodiversity & human well-being”
Restoring forest ecosystems for the well-being of humans and ecosystems
Umeå University, Associate Professor Daniel Nylén, awarded grant of SEK 7 million for the project: “One Forest, Many Voices: Leveraging Digital Forestry to Promote Environmental Justice”
Achieving justice in digital forestry
To presentations of all MMW and MAW projects with forestry relevance
The Wallenberg Foundations
In 2025, the Wallenberg Foundations granted a total of just over SEK 3.1 billion in grants and, have since 1917 granted over 50 billion Swedish kronor.
The Wallenberg Foundations is the collective name for the 16 non-profit foundations funded by, or in honor of individual members of the Wallenberg family.
The three largest of the Wallenberg Foundations is Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which promotes scientific research within the natural sciences, technology and medicine, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation (scientific research mainly within the social sciences) and Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation (scientific research mainly within the humanities).
