Project grants 2023
In 2023 Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation awarded grants of SEK 203 million to different programs and projects. During the year, around twenty projects were granted within the social sciences, twelve of which were research projects aimed at a sustainable society.
Linköping University, funding of SEK 9.5 million for the project “Data-Driven Service Transformation in Industrial Ecosystems”.
Industry of the future: Digital platforms and data-driven service innovation
Stockholm University, funding of SEK 9.4 million for the project “Corporate Accountability in Global Supply Chains? The Effectiveness of Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Regulations”.
Corporate accountability in global supply chains
Stockholm University, funding of SEK 8.4 million for the project “Shapin the Online Public Sphere: How and Why do Democracies Regulate Social Media Platforms and with what Consequences?”
How and why do democracies regulate social media platforms and what are the consequences?
Stockholm University, funding of SEK 8 million for the project “Trade-offs in Demand-side Climate Mitigation: Political Feasibility, Justice, and Legitimacy”.
Climate mitigation – just, legitimate and politically feasible?
Lund University, funding of SEK 7.8 million for the project “Sustainable Carbon Capture, Transportation and Storage: Liability and Governance in Light of International and EU Law”
Legal governance of carbon dioxide transport and storage at sea
Uppsala University, funding of SEK 7.8 million for the project “Does the welfare state shape public support for climate action? A cross-country experimental assessment”.
How to design welfare systems to increase popular support to climate policy
Stockholm University, funding of SEK 6.4 million for the project “AI for society: Towards socially just algorithmic decision making”.
Transparency and accountability vital for just AI development
The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for Promoting Scientific Research in the Forest Industry, funding of SEK 6 million for Marcus Wallenberg Prize.
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, funding of SEK 5.9 million for the project “New and old friends in the circular economy transition: Analyzing circular business models and circular supply chains in the Swedish process industry”.
Analyzing circular business models and circular supply chains in the Swedish process industry
Lund University, funding of SEK 5.1 million for the project “Integrated GEOlogical and SocioPolitical Assessment of Storage solutions for carbon dioxide removal (GeoSPAS)”.
How carbon dioxide capture as a solution to climate problems entered the public debate
Luleå University of Techology, funding of SEK 5 million for the project “Developing Markets for Increased Recycling of Critical Metals: Historical Lessons and Novel Challenges”.
How to increase the recycling of critical metals
Stockholm University/Stanford University, funding of SEK 20 million for the project “Advancing the Research Frontier of Biosphere Stewardship”
Stockholm School of Economics, funding of SEK 15 million for "Professorship in Leadership", a contribution in connection with the Majesty the King's 50th year on the throne.
Linköping University, funding of SEK 9.9 million for the project “UPSCALED: Ecocycle analysis for upscaling of future energy conversion technologies”.
