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Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Administers Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research through competitive grants and programmes for long-term scientific excellence and mobility.

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Key stats
Annual fundingSEK 600M
Programs2
Active grants2
Total grants2
About

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF) is a Swedish independent foundation, state-endowed but not a government agency. Founded in 1994 with an endowment of about SEK 6 billion from former wage-earner funds, it distributes about SEK 600 million a year and has placed SEK 18 billion into 2,138 projects since inception. It backs research in science, engineering, and medicine to strengthen…

Programs & grants under this funder
Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPD)

Supports Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship IPD, co-funded industry-embedded postdoc positions bridging academia and company innovation work in Swedish STEM.

1 grant
Industrial Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPD)
Open
SEK 15M pool·17 days
Strategic Mobility

Funds Strategic Mobility, salary grants enabling intersectoral researcher exchanges between Swedish academia, industry, and government.

1 grant
Strategic Mobility
Open
SEK 10M pool·24 days
Last verified: 31 May 2026Source: strategiska.se