Facts about the Foundation

The Foundation’s mission is to support research, doctoral studies and scientific infrastructure related to the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe at Södertörn University

The Foundation and the Södertörn University are two independent organisations with different regulations, but with a common goal to strive for the highest possible quality in research related to the Baltic Sea Region and Eastern Europe

The allocated capital was approximately SEK 1.3 billion

Since its founding, the Foundation has distributed approximately SEK 5.1 billion

Despite a distribution of over three and a half times the allocated capital, the Foundation’s capital at the end of 2025 was approximately SEK 8.4 billion

According to the Statutes the entire capital can not be depleted, only the direct return can be used for the Foundation’s purposes

Facts about the Foundation's funding in 2025

In 2025, the Foundation granted a total of SEK 455 million to research that supports the Foundation’s mission

SEK 173 million was granted to individual researchers and research teams. Of these funds, the following were awarded:

• 15 applications for two- and three-year projects
• 11 applications for conference grants
• 8 applications under a special call for proposals: The War in Ukraine and its Consequences
• 7 applications for research networks
• 3 applications for postdoctoral projects
• One application for a grand project
• One application for a publication grant

SEK 282.5 million in operational support was granted to Södertörn University

The operational support includes funding for a Baltic Sea programme for professors and associate senior lecturers, the Baltic and East European Graduate School (BEEGS), the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES), parts of Södertörn University’s library, and the open-access journal Baltic Worlds