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The aim of the Foundation is to without a view to making a profit for an individual person or organization support the following purposes of public benefit:

1. provision of assistance for humanitarian/social reasons or to the disabled, e.g. assistance to alleviate serious financial problems on account of the illness or disability of children/young people or assistance for people with serious financial difficulties.
2. sport. Support may be granted for the youth activities of sports associations.
3. cultural or artistic activities. kan beviljas till sökande från hela riket om de av Stiftelsen bedöms ha riksintresse.
4. studies/education for individual persons.
   Support may be granted only for post-secondary school purposes (which means that all applications relating to schooling from pre-school to upper secondary school level, for example from Montessori schools, will be rejected) up to the level of post-secondary-school first degrees, to persons who during the year of application reach no more than the age of 28 and who enjoy full financial support from the Swedish National Board of Student Aid (CSN). However, grants may come into consideration if the applicant after consecutive years of study has exceeded CSN’s maximum permitted number of terms for financial aid. Grants will not be made for degree project travel, essay work or studies that are pursued exclusively outside Sweden.
   for associations. Grants may be awarded to associations that support the post-secondary school studies of young people (grants for disabled children’s studies may be awarded under item 1 above).
5. upbringing of children/young people. Support may be granted primarily to associations that promote this purpose, e.g. associations for scouting, open-air activities, combating of drug abuse and suchlike.

All the above-mentioned grants will be awarded only to applicants with a connection with the county of Scania (see, however, item 3 above).

Applications should be submitted on our form, marked “H10” in two copies. The form will be available as from 1 July 2010. It shall reach us no later than 4.00 pm on 2 September 2010. Mark the envelope “Application”.

Appendices required:

• • If your application is for a grant for/to
  • …you must enclose the following
• • Humanitarian/social reasons or the disabled
  • the most recent “notice of final tax” for the entire household (not the extract of the tax account!) or a certificate from the tax authority stating that taxation has not been disregarded, and information on housing benefit and any advance payment of maintenance allowances, and a welfare officer’s certificate or physician’s certificate; in the case of grants for dental care, a copy of the relevant quotation from a registered dentist must be enclosed whereon the patient’s own cost is shown.
• • Support for sport
  • Number of members and financial details should be enclosed on the form “Main Appendix” below and must be verified by the auditor of the association.
• • Cultural or artistic activities
  • if an individual person applies: the most recent “notice of final tax” for the entire household (not the extract of the tax account!) or a certificate from the tax authority stating that taxation has not been disregarded and also an artistic/cultural CV on the form “Main Appendix”.
    if an association applies: number of members and financial details should be enclosed on the form “Main Appendix” below and must be verified by the auditor of the association.
• • Studies/education at post-secondary-school level
  • Educational qualifications on a certified “Main Appendix” form and also an extract of the Swedish National Student Records Database (LADOK); please note: max 360 academic credits, but at least 180 credits whereof at least 60 credits in a programme or in a comparable coherent subject area; studies that are not supported by CSN should instead be verified by a certificate of two years’ advanced practical experience in the subject area. Grants will not be awarded for studies that are pursued exclusively outside Sweden.
• • Upbringing of children and young people
  • if an individual person applies: the most recent “final notice of assessment” from the tax authority for the entire household (or a certificate from the tax authority stating that taxation has not been disregarded) and also information on housing benefit and any advance payment of maintenance allowances.
    if an association applies: number of members and financial details should be enclosed on the form “Main Appendix” below and must be verified by the auditor of the association.
• • In all cases
  • Other documents that support the application may always be enclosed

Please remember…

• …that we do not process applications from applicants who have failed to fulfill their accounting obligations for previous grants in time.
• …that we only process applications made on our form (in 2 copies), on which the required details have been provided and which are complete and signed. They may not be sent in by e-mail or fax.
• …that minors may not apply for grants; a parent or guardian should apply on behalf of a minor.
• …that grants will not be awarded for activities that will be completed before the 1 December of the year of application
• …to write clearly and concisely. Specify the purpose briefly on the front of the form and supplement this with a description on the back.
• …that outdated forms must not be used. The correct form is marked “H10”.
• …to state if you have applied for or received grants from other foundations for the same purpose

Please also remember…

• …that the amount applied for should be stated and specified.
• …that you cannot refer to applications from previous years. Each application is independent.
• …that if the application cites a reference from any other person, the reference should be enclosed in writing.
• …that the application must have reached us no later than 4.00 p.m. on 2 September 2010.
• … to send any accounting for previous grants separately, not attached to the application!

When will you find out the result?

Decisions on grants will be given in writing in December 2010. Applications will not be returned. If you want your appendices to be returned in the event of your application being rejected, you should enclose a fully stamped addressed envelope with your application. The Foundation will keep appendices of approved applications.

How will you receive the money?

If we have awarded a grant, a requisition slip will be sent together with the award notification letter. You send this in to us when you need the money, which we will pay to you through the postal giro or bank giro service or directly into your bank account. We do not pay out grants in cash. If your need for a grant has changed since the application was submitted, you must not requisition the grant without our approving the change in advance.

What happens afterwards?

Within nine months after receiving payment, you must of your own accord submit an account to us of how the amount has been used. (You may obtain respite for the account if we find this reasonable and if you contact us in advance.) The award notification letter specifies how the account shall be made.

Do you need to repay the grant?

If the account is not approved, completely or partly, or if you have used the grant for purposes other than those we specified, you will be obliged to repay an amount corresponding to the part that was not approved or that was not used for the purpose intended. Should you not hear from us within two months of our receiving your account, it has met with our approval. Failure to provide an account, completely or partly, will result in an obligation to repay the grant.

And if the money is not requisitioned?

Grants that are not requisitioned prior to 1 January 2012 will not be paid out.

Information under the Personal Data Act

The Foundation stores all necessary information about an application, whether it be approved or rejected, on an ADP medium. On request, each applicant is entitled to study the stored information and also obtain correction of erroneous details. The Foundation publishes certain research grants in its annual report and on the Internet. We reserve the right to cooperate with other foundations.

Questions?

Call us on telephone number +46 46 38 58 84 or send an e-mail to crafoord@crafoord.se.