Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Name

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Legal name

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond

Website

https://rj.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Grants and Funding

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Research & Science Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Research Grants, Fellowships & Stipends (International) (EDAIAOAJ), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Research funding foundation
• Humanities research grants
• Social science funding
• Endowment asset management
• Academic grant programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Investment returns on endowment assets: Riksbankens Jubileumsfond is an independent foundation that generates revenue through investment returns on its endowment capital. The foundation uses these returns to fund grants for research in humanities and social sciences. RJ's result for 2025 was 1,918 million SEK, with decided grants to research and research-related expenses of 488 million SEK.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond is an independent Swedish foundation that awards grants to support research in the humanities and social sciences. It funds individual researchers, sabbaticals, research projects, multi-year programmes, research infrastructure, early-career researchers, and fellowships, and it channels additional funding to cultural organizations that produce research-inspired exhibitions, theatre, opera, podcasts, and games. The foundation funds these activities out of returns generated by professionally managed endowment capital under a long-term real return policy.

Product overview

Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ) is an independent Swedish foundation funding research in the humanities and social sciences. RJ operates a portfolio of grant programmes including RJ Flexit (collaboration grants with external organizations), RJ Sabbatical, RJ Pro Futura, RJ Projects, RJ Programmes, RJ Infrastructure for Research, RJ Research Initiation, Advanced Studies Programme, and SCAS Nordic Fellowship Programme. RJ also supports research dissemination through RJ Arts and Culture (SEK 60 million to cultural productions), The Yearbook annual publication series, and funded research communication platforms. RJ provides publication support and automatic collaboration grants (SEK 150,000) for projects. Research administration is managed through the ResearchWeb online system. The organization does not offer technology products, APIs, or AI capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RJ Flexit: Grants for research and collaboration between researchers and organizations in private, public and non-profit sectors
• RJ Sabbatical
• RJ Pro Futura
• RJ Programme
• RJ Project
• RJ Infrastructure for Research
• RJ Forskningsinitiering
• RJ Arts and Culture
• Advanced Studies Programme
• SCAS Nordic Fellowship Programme

Products and services

• RJ Flexit
• RJ Sabbatical
• RJ Pro Futura
• RJ Projects
• RJ Programmes
• RJ Infrastructure for Research
• RJ Research Initiation
• Advanced Studies Programme
• SCAS Nordic Fellowship Programme
• RJ Arts and Culture
• The Yearbook (Årsboken)
• Publication Support and Open Access
• ResearchWeb Application System

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bildningspodden / AnekdotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodcast and digital magazine focused on providing a forum for human sciences research. RJ provides platform funding support.
• Forskning & FramstegminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSweden's leading popular science magazine serving schools and decision-makers. RJ provides platform funding support.
• RIFO (The Swedish Society of Parliamentarians and Scientists)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromotes dialogue between members of parliament and researchers. RJ provides organizational support.
• Vetenskap & Allmänhet (Public & Science)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromotes dialogue and openness between researchers and society. RJ provides platform funding.
• The Science Festival, GothenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual science festival since 1997, reaching broad audience and young people with free school programmes. RJ provides platform funding.
• Makadam Bokförlag (publisher)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublished the 2025 yearbook on Justice. Book publisher for RJ's annual yearbook series.
• Tredje StatsmaktenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodcast producer creating documentary series 'The Last Pill' on depression and SSRI drugs based on RJ-funded research.
• Swedish Higher Education InstitutionscoreOthersResearch grants are awarded to researchers at Swedish universities and higher education institutions for projects in humanities and social sciences.
• Gothenburg Museum of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated exhibition 'Apocalypse: From Judgment Day to Climate Threat' inspired by RJ-funded research.
• NationalmuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated exhibition 'To the Sea!' on coastal tourism inspired by RJ-funded research.
• NorrlandsoperanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated opera 'The Galloping Cure' on medical ethics inspired by RJ-funded research.
• Really InteractiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGame studio creating VR game 'Terraforming Agency' inspired by RJ-funded research.
• National Museums of World CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated exhibition 'Bringing Objects to Life' on colonial histories inspired by RJ-funded research.
• Teater HallandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated play 'The Cashier's Forgotten Flowers' on trauma inspired by RJ-funded research.
• UN Global CompactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRJ's ethical investment standards are based on UN Global Compact principles regarding human rights, labour law, environmental considerations, and corruption.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carlsberg Foundation: Danish foundation funding research in the humanities and social sciences among other fields. Comparable Nordic peer with similar endowment-driven research grantmaking structure.
• Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet): Government agency funding Swedish research across all disciplines, including humanities and social sciences. Direct peer as both fund similar research programs in Sweden despite different governance.
• Volkswagen Foundation: German foundation funding research including humanities and social sciences with significant annual grants. Comparable as a European private research funding foundation with structured programs and grants.
• Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation: Sweden's largest private research funding foundation, supporting scientific and humanities research at Swedish universities. Closely comparable to RJ as a Swedish endowment-driven grantmaking foundation with overlapping grantees.

Regional players

• Velux Foundation: Danish foundation funding research and other areas; comparable as a Nordic philanthropic foundation with active grantmaking programs targeted at similar research and cultural themes.
• Formas (Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development): Swedish government research funding agency focused on environment, agricultural sciences, and spatial planning. Comparable as a Swedish research funder reaching overlapping academic audiences in Sweden.

Broad incumbents

• Wellcome Trust: Large UK-based independent foundation funding research, including in humanities and social sciences through its Culture and Society portfolio. Comparable as a research-focused endowment foundation with global reach and grantmaking infrastructure.
• Novo Nordisk Foundation: Large Danish foundation funding research and other purposes across a much broader scope than RJ. Comparable as a Nordic foundation with active endowment management and research grantmaking function.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Jubileumsfonden
• Facebookfacebook.com/RiksbankensJubileumsfond
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/riksbankens-jubileumsfond

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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