Welcome to the
Wenner-Gren Foundations

The Wenner-Gren Foundations (The Wenner-Gren Center Foundation for Scientific Research, The Axel Wenner-Gren Foundation for International Exchange of Scientists and The Foundation Wenner-Grenska Samfundet) support international scientific exchange.The administration of the Foundations and some of the other activities are located in the Wenner-Gren Center (see above).

Current information

Opening hours for the Reception of the Guest Researchers' Apartments (Sveavägen 164):
The Reception is open Monday-Friday 08.00-12.00 and 12.30-16.00.
Thursdays: closed between 09.50 and 12.30.

Upcoming symposia:
"Academic Freedom in Twenty-First Century"
Wenner-Gren Center - Stockholm
May 15-17 2024

"Embracing the Alphafold Revolution: Unveiling the Future of Structural Biology"
Wenner-Gren Center - Stockholm
29 maj - 1 juni 2024

For more information please contact:
Maria Helgöstam
maria.helgostam@swgc.org

Stipends & grants

The Foundations award fellowships to Swedish researchers, who want to go abroad, and to guest scientists, who want to visit Sweden.

Symposia

The Foundations organize international symposia, usually taking place in the Wenner-Gren Center in Stockholm.

Guest appartments

The Foundations supply guest scientists with apartments in the Wenner-Gren Center in Stockholm.

The Foundations also support Swedish scientists by: