Rönnbär Scholarship 2025: 1.7 Million SEK Awarded to Eight Innovative Projects
On October 2nd, eight projects were awarded scholarships from the Rönnbär Foundation, totaling 1,725,000 SEK. These diverse projects range from recycling and wood technology to cybersecurity and studies on anorexia nervosa, all contributing to the development of Campus Skellefteå and the region.
Campus Focus on Green Development
Skellefteå aims to become a green growth engine and one of Europe’s strongest forces for sustainable development. The foundation’s goal is to promote knowledge around green value chains, new business models, and innovative technical solutions.
”The awards this year are especially exciting because we see several new actors on Campus. Both SLU and no less than 3 research institutes, VTI, IVL, and RISE, are making new investments in research profile areas on Campus,” says Ida Lindh.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
- Camilla Holmgren (Umeå University): 100,000 SEK for ”Psychiatric Compulsory Care for Adults with Anorexia Nervosa”
- Tobias Vahne (Arctic Center of Energy): 200,000 SEK for ”ACE Leadership Program Development”
- Rafael de Souza Salles (Elkraft, Luleå Technical University): 150,000 SEK for ”Measuring and Communicating Electrical Quality”
- Sara Wård Edvall (Swedish Environmental Institute): 400,000 SEK for ”Better Conditions for Reuse at Campus Skellefteå”
- Karl Andersson (Luleå Technical University): 150,000 SEK for ”Blockchain-Based Access Control”
- Jörgen Markgren (Sammes Foundation): 25,000 SEK for ”Foundation Charter for New Foundation”
- Mikael Thyrel (SLU) and Stina Broberg Bergkvist (RISE): 400,000 SEK for ”Restart for Wood Technology in Skellefteå”
- Pia Kristiansson (Swedish Road and Transport Research Institute): 300,000 SEK for ”Sustainable Growth with New Technology in the Form of a Delivery Robot”
The Rönnbär Foundation supports research and higher education development in Skellefteå by distributing funds equivalent to the return on the foundation’s capital.
