Lärarstiftelsen

What Lärarstiftelsen does

Lärarstiftelsen is a Swedish non-profit foundation established in 1880, headquartered in Stockholm and operated by six staff. Its purpose is to support teachers and educational researchers in Sweden through stipends, grants, and awards, with grants ranging from 50,000 SEK to 600,000 SEK and total disbursements of 15 million SEK in 2025. The foundation's product portfolio includes the Forskul academic journal, the Lärare & Forskning podcast and website, Stipendier (scholarships), Stipendiekurser (scholarship courses), the Beprövad erfarenhet pilot program, Läsning (reading) projects, the Expertrådet för läsning expert council, educational history content, conferences and events, a webbshop, and the Konstsamlingen art collection.

The foundation operates a multi-channel distribution model targeting practicing teachers, teacher students, and educational researchers across Sweden. Content is delivered through editorial publishing (journal), audio (podcast), in-person formats (conferences, courses), and institutional partnerships with major Swedish educational and cultural organizations including Nobelprismuseet, Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, Segerstedthinstitutet, Sveriges Lärare, Bokmässan, and Biskops Arnö Folkhögskola.

As a non-profit foundation, Lärarstiftelsen does not generate commercial revenue from customers. Its activities are funded by returns on foundation capital. The foundation's value proposition is grant-making and thought leadership for the Swedish educational profession rather than a commercial product offering.

Name

Lärarstiftelsen

Legal name

Lärarstiftelsen

Website

https://lararstiftelsen.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lärarstiftelsen is a Swedish non-profit foundation established in 1880 that supports teachers and educational researchers through stipends, grants, courses, and editorial content, disbursing 15 million SEK in 2025 from foundation capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Foundation Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Teaching Resources & Lesson Plan Libraries (EDAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Teacher scholarships
• Education research grants
• Professional development courses
• Reading promotion programs
• Educational history resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation Operations: Lärarstiftelsen is a non-profit foundation that supports teachers and educational researchers through stipends, grants, and awards. Revenue is derived from foundation capital and returns on investments, distributed as scholarships and prizes rather than commercial products or services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lärarstiftelsen is a Swedish non-profit foundation that supports practicing teachers, preschool teachers, and educational researchers primarily through scholarships, stipends, and grant-funded professional development courses, alongside research dissemination via the digital scientific journal Forskul, the Lärare & Forskning podcast and website, reading promotion programs (Stora läspriset and Läsrapport), educational history content (Historiker berättar, Historielådan), and a small web shop selling books and art reproductions. Its mission is to provide teachers and researchers with time, funding, and resources for teaching improvement, pedagogical research, and reading promotion.

Product overview

Lärarstiftelsen is a foundation that supports teachers and researchers in education through a portfolio of interconnected products and services. The core offerings include: (1) Research dissemination through the digital scientific journal Forskul and the Lärare & Forskning website and podcast, making pedagogical research accessible to practitioners; (2) Financial support via multiple scholarships and grant-funded courses for teacher development, including the major Lärarstipendiet program; (3) Reading promotion initiatives including Stora läspriset awards and Expertrådet för läsning; (4) Educational history resources through Historiker berättar and Historielådan; and (5) Conferences and events including the annual Bokmässan teacher day. The organization also operates a web shop selling books and art reproductions from their collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lärarstipendiet (Teacher Scholarship) Sweden's largest scholarship for individual teachers and teaching teams, awarding up to 150,000 SEK per project to give teachers dedicated time to develop teaching practice in collaboration with colleagues, anchored in research or proven experience. Open to active Swedish grundskola and gymnasium teachers.
• Stora läspriset (Large Reading Prize) An annual reading promotion prize distributing a total of 600,000 SEK to four recipients (150,000 SEK each) for projects that promote reading among children and young people in Swedish schools and preschools. Recipients in 2025 included Mimers Hus gymnasium, Pilängsskolan, Enebackens förskola, and one additional group.
• Lärarstiftelsens forskarpris (Researcher Prize) An annual prize of 100,000 SEK awarded by the foundation to researchers in pedagogy to recognize and support educational research in Sweden.
• Alice Tegnérs musikstipendium (Music Scholarship) A scholarship of 50,000 SEK awarded for projects in music education in Swedish schools.
• Årets Lärarförfattare (Teacher Author of the Year) An annual stipend offering 75,000 SEK and a book contract for a teacher-authored pedagogical book, designed to help teachers realize their writing ambitions by submitting a sample chapter.
• Skolornas konststipendium (School Art Stipend) A stipend of 50,000 SEK awarded to individual Swedish schools for art projects that decorate and improve school environments, with recent recipients including Brunnsparksskolan (Helsingborg), Montessoriskolan Floda Säteri (Lerum), Sandåkerskolan (Landskrona), Lunaskolan (Bromma), and Gullmarsgymnasiet (Lysekil).
• Stipendiekurser (Stipendium-funded Courses) A portfolio of grant-funded professional development courses for teachers, including Forskningscirklar (research circles with researchers), Ledarskap (leadership development with Sveriges Lärare), Lärare skriver (writing course at Biskops Arnö), Lärarnas sommarforum (summer reflective forum), Forskare påverkar, and Skrivarinternat forskare (writing residency for doctoral students). Open to teachers in Swedish schools.
• Tidskriften Forskul (Forskul Journal) A digital scientific journal published by the foundation that disseminates practice-near pedagogical research on learning and teaching to teachers and researchers in Sweden.
• Lärare & Forskning (Podcast) A research podcast that discusses teaching and teachers' everyday educational work, featuring interviews with researchers and practitioners to make research accessible to teachers.
• Lärare & Forskning (Webb/Website) A dedicated website that makes research about teaching and learning accessible, comprehensible, and usable for Swedish teachers and educators.
• Konferenser och event (Conferences and Events) Conferences and events organized or co-organized by the foundation, including the Lärardag på Bokmässan (Teacher Day at the Gothenburg Book Fair), Lärarnas forskningskonvent (Teachers' Research Convention), and the Nobel Teacher Summit in collaboration with Nobelprismuseet.
• Webbshop (Foundation Web Shop) An online shop operated by the foundation that sells magazines, pedagogy textbooks, art and fairy tale books, and posters from the foundation's own art collection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed 15 million SEK in stipends and grants during 2025
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BokmässancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2026Joint teacher day at Bokmässan focusing on controversial questions in the classroom. 300 teachers invited to the event with full seminar access.
• Segerstedthinstitutet vid Göteborgs universitetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Partnership for a 7.5 higher education credit course on school's democracy mission and teaching controversial issues. Enables significantly more teachers across Sweden to access the course.
• NobelprismuseetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration resulting in Nobel Teacher Summit - a major event for teachers. Full attendance achieved through this partnership, with additional teacher evenings organized.
• Prins Eugens WaldemarsuddeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint conferences organized for art teachers and Swedish language teachers.
• Sveriges LärarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint launch of Lärarnas historia website (Teachers' History) with stories about school development. Also collaboration on leadership stipend with ALEX/IRMA programs.
• Biskops Arnö FolkhögskolaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Venue partner for Lärare skriver writing course. Shares participant information for registration and accommodation purposes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sveriges Lärare: Sweden's national teachers' union and a core program partner of Lärarstiftelsen. Comparable in serving the Swedish teacher community through professional development, leadership, and advocacy programs.
• Marcus och Amalia Wallenbergs Stiftelse: One of Sweden's largest private foundations funding research and education. Comparable governance structure, capital-funded grant model, and focus on building long-term Swedish research and educational capacity.
• Skolforskningsinstitutet: Sweden's national institute for educational research, disseminating practice-near research and building systemic structures for teachers. Closest direct peer to Lärarstiftelsen's research-dissemination and national teacher-improvement mandate.
• KK-stiftelsen: Swedish knowledge and competence foundation funding research and education in partnership with universities. Same funding-distribution model targeting Swedish educators and researchers, comparable governance and program structure.
• Torsten Söderbergs Stiftelse: Major Swedish foundation supporting research and education, including in medicine and humanities. Closely comparable as a Swedish private foundation distributing multi-million SEK grants to advance education and research.

Regional players

• Gleerups: Swedish educational publisher of textbooks and learning materials for K–12 and teacher education. Comparable as a Sweden-based publisher serving the same Swedish teacher and school market with pedagogical content.
• Natur & Kultur: Swedish educational publisher producing textbooks, pedagogical literature, and digital learning resources. Comparable as a Sweden-headquartered operator publishing pedagogical content and serving the same teacher and school customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Vetenskapsrådet: Swedish Research Council, the government agency funding academic research. Comparable in funding educational research and disseminating findings, but operating at a much broader scientific scale across all disciplines.
• Skolverket: Sweden's National Agency for Education, the public-sector incumbent responsible for national education policy, curriculum, and teacher support. Overlaps with Lärarstiftelsen on teacher development and educational research dissemination, but at a much larger governmental scale.

Others

• Bokmässan: Sweden's largest book fair and a core event partner of Lärarstiftelsen. Comparable in hosting the annual Lärardag teacher day and serving as a primary venue for Swedish teacher engagement, literacy, and pedagogical literature.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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