“without a view to making a profit for a given individual person or organization, promote scientific training and research and also the care, upbringing and education of children and young people. Moreover, but only insofar as not to contravene the main purposes of the Foundation as specified above, the Foundation may also promote charitable, social, artistic, sporting or other purposes of public benefit...”
The Crafoord Foundation granted SEK 38.9 million for scientific research spring 2011.
The 2012 deadline for applications has passed. The next deadline for applications will be in February 2013. The form will be available as from December.
The board holds about four meetings a year at which minutes are taken. In addition, there are a number of meetings with the economics committee of the Foundation and with its grants committees and scientific council.
Ebba Fischer
Physiotherapist, Lund
Göran Bexell
Professor, Lund
Ragnar Lindqvist
Attorney-at-law, Helsingborg
Lennart Nilsson
Honorary Doctor of Economics, chief executive Crafoord Foundation, Lund
Margareta Nilsson
Honorary Doctor of Economics, Honorary Doctor of Medicine, Lund
Pär Omling
Professor, Lund
Hans Pålsson
Professor, Lund
Johan Wall
Director, Stockholm
Lynn Åkesson
Professor, Lund
Correspondence
The Crafoord Foundation
Box 137
SE-221 00 Lund
Sweden
Visitors
Malmövägen 8
SE-222 25 Lund
Tel +46 46-38 58 80
Fax +46 46-38 58 85
crafoord@crafoord.se
The Crafoord Prize is presented in the spring of each year on “Crafoord Day” in either Stockholm or Lund. It is received from the hand of His Majesty the King of Sweden.
