Familjen Knut & Ragnvi Jacobssons stiftelse is now accepting applications for personal scholarships of SEK 100,000–600,000, across two categories:
Researchers at Swedish universities with an entrepreneurial mindset and projects with the potential to address important societal challenges.
Entrepreneurs with a Swedish-registered company and at least one filed annual report.The scholarship is personal and intended for education that strengthens you and your venture — for example in leadership.
Among the 2025 recipients from Lund University is Hanbang Zou, researcher at Functional Biology, who received SEK 600,000 to advance his work on fungi-based, self-healing concrete — a solution with the potential to cut CO₂ emissions and extend the lifespan of structures.
Application deadline: 31 July 2026. LU Innovation can support Lund University researchers and students applying for innovation-linked funding. Contact Johan Alling at johan [dot] alling [at] innovation [dot] lu [dot] se (johan[dot]alling[at]innovation[dot]lu[dot]se).
Link to scholarship page (in Swedish.)