Funding

Core funding

Core funding for the Beijer Institute is provided by the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation, founded in 1974 through a donation from Kjell and Märta Beijer. The Foundation’s purpose is to support research and education, as well as supporting culture, especially design and interior decoration, and also music and literature. The Beijer Institute is its single largest beneficiary, but the Kjell and Märta Beijer Foundation also makes large donations to research in genetic science, neuroscience and pharmaceutical research at Uppsala University and dairy cattle research at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

Additional funding

Additional funding for specific projects is currently also provided by:

• Mistra
• Norweigan Research Council
• Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet)
• The Crafoord Foundation
• Thw Swedish research council for sustainable development, Formas
• Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, WIOMSA