42 million for research on entrepreneurship for a vibrant countryside
- Published: 31 Mar 2026,
- 9:50 AM
- Updated: 31 Mar 2026,
- 9:53 AM
On Ingvar Kamprad’s 100th birthday, the Kamprad Family Foundation announced the entrepreneurship projects to be supported this year. A total of SEK 42 million will be awarded to seven research projects and two implementation projects that will help research results to be put into practice.
The seven research projects are located at seven different universities and are funded over three years. The projects span several areas: from alternative business models for local food production and women’s financing strategies in rural areas to artistic entrepreneurship, archipelago development and how entrepreneurs in the green industries value advice from people and generative AI.
The awarded projects include research in business administration, human geography, musicology, economics and technology. The projects are conducted at universities from Luleå University of Technology in the north to Blekinge Institute of Technology in the south.
– Entrepreneurship for a vibrant countryside has been a priority for the Foundation since its inception. For Ingvar Kamprad, it was important that the whole country should live. This year, we are celebrating his 100th birthday, while the Foundation marks 15 years of major investments in research and education. The Board is supporting nine projects that we expect will contribute to a more sustainable and vibrant countryside,” says Anna Carlström, CEO of the Kamprad Family Foundation.
New support for implementation
A new feature of this year’s call is that researchers who have previously received support can now apply for funding for implementation projects. The aim is for research results to be put into practice to a greater extent and to benefit more people, including those outside academia.
– We require all applicants for research projects to describe how the results will be used. This year, we wanted to take it a step further and give researchers the opportunity to apply for funding to implement what they have already discovered. It’s about testing and scaling up ideas together with actors outside academia. This is new for us, and we hope that this new form of funding will help to speed up the implementation of research results and, in the long term, benefit many people,” says Anna Carlström.
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