Funder · Foundation

KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling

Funds Swedish research collaboration through university-industry projects, applied competence development, and regional innovation capacity.

Swedenwww.kks.se

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Programs6

Active grants0

Total grants6

About

KK-stiftelsen, the Knowledge Foundation, is a Swedish public-law foundation established in 1994 from former wage-earner funds. It funds research and competence development at Sweden’s newer universities and university colleges, not the older elite institutions, and it does so only when academia works in direct collaboration with the business sector. That puts it in a narrow but influential corner …

Programs & grants under this funder

Advanced-Level Education (Utbildning på avancerad nivå)

Funds Funding for new or extended master's-level education programs developed with external partners.

1 grant

Avans (Mini and Maxi)

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Industrial Graduate Schools (Företagsforskarskolor)

Offers Industry-embedded doctoral schools producing PhDs who bridge research and business.

1 grant

Industrial Graduate Schools (Företagsforskarskolor)

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Forskningsprofiler (Research Profiles)

Offers large-scale research environments at Sweden's newer universities co-built with industry.

1 grant

Forskningsprofiler/26 Call

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Forskningsprojekt (Research Projects)

Connects Applied joint research projects between a Swedish HEI and industry partners replacing the former HÖG.

Synergi (Synergy Projects)

Offers research consortia uniting academia and industry on overarching scientific questions.

Early Academic Career (Tidig Akademisk Karriär)

Funds early-career research for postdocs collaborating with industry partners in Sweden.

1 grant

Early Academic Career (Tidig Akademisk Karriär)

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Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.kks.se