MMW Project Grants
The Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation (MMW) mainly supports research in the social sciences. Prioritized projects include new research areas and research that is interdisciplinary.
The foundation supports projects of high scientific potential that focus on a coherent scientific question. A project should have an independent objective and not only constitute additional funding for ongoing projects.
A normal project has a budget between SEK 4 and 10 million during three to five years.
Current call
The next call deadline is April 1, 2025. Register your interest below, and join the information meeting 11 Feb 2025.
The call 2025
In 2025, MMW will have two targeted calls:
- Youth psychology/psychiatry
- Social scientific research projects of relevance to the use and conservation of forests. MMW prioritizes research projects connecting to the WIFORCE program's general goals regarding the future use and conservation of forests.
Application instructions
Researchers who intend to apply for projects in this call must register their interest no later than February 4, 2025.
The budget template for the application is specific to the Wallenberg foundations. Therefore, research support can only guarantee budget support if someone responsible for the budget template at the department, e.g. economist, attends an information meeting on February 11 at 13:00 – 14:30 in Nornan, Segerstedthuset.
This is necessary to complete the funder's specific budget template. Additionally, the responsible financial officer at the administration needs to review the budgets before the application is submitted, which means they must know in advance how many budgets there will be.
More detailed instructions for each disciplinary domain is presented below.
Instructions for Humsam
It is the head of department who handles the internal prioritization and signs the mandatory letter of support. The research advisors at Humsam's Research Support Unit (after 1/1 2025 we are at the Department for Research and Collaboration Support) help with the formulation of the letter if the researcher so wishes. In connection with the registration (see above), more information will be sent to interested researchers via e-mail. When drawing up a budget for MMW projects, Wallenberg's own budget template must be used. The researcher must contact his departmental economist early on to discuss the items in the budget and to complete a draft budget. In the box "Links" above there is a template for the letter of support ("Support letter template").
Timetable:
- 4 February 2025: Deadline for UU's internal registration of the intent to apply to MMW.
- 11 February at 13:00 – 14:30 in Nornan, Segerstedthuset: Information meeting with important budget information.
- 1 April 2025: Application deadline to the Foundation.
Instructions for Medfarm
It is the Head of department who handles the internal prioritization, and signs the mandatory letter of support. Contact the Research Advisors at Medfarm's Research Support Unit if you want support with formulating the letter. In the "Links"-box above there is a template for the letter of support.
In order to get an estimate of the number of applications that will be submitted from the university and to receive contact information, researchers need to register their interest.
When constructing a budget for MMW projects, Wallenberg's own budget template (only in Swedish) must be used. Researchers should contact their departmental economist early on to discuss the items in the budget and to complete a draft budget. More information about the budget will be given at the information meeting that will be held on February 11 at 13:00 – 14:30 in Nornan, Segerstedthuset.
To be guaranteed help with the budget from the Research Support, you (and/or your economist) must attend this information meeting.
Timeplan:
- 4 February 2025: Deadline for UU's internal registration of the intent to apply to MMW.
- 11 February at 13:00 – 14:30 in Nornan, Segerstedthuset: Information meeting with important budget information.
- 1 April 2025: Application deadline to the Foundation.
Instructions for Teknat
E-mail Teknat's contact person below for instructions.