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Hjärt-Lungfonden is the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation, a charity that funds most of the independent heart and lung research done in Sweden. It is not a registry or identifier system: it is a research funder, and the name matters mainly when you apply for its grants, acknowledge its support in a paper, or record it as a funder in a grant or publication record. This guide covers what it is, which grants it runs, how applications are assessed, and how to name it consistently. Facts below come from the foundation’s own pages, checked on 2026-10-29.
What Hjärt-Lungfonden is
The English name used on its site is The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation; the Swedish name is Hjärt-Lungfonden. Its postal address is Box 2167, 103 14 Stockholm, and its organisation number is 802006-0763. It was established in 1904 during the fight against tuberculosis. It receives no state subsidies and relies entirely on donations from private individuals and companies.
It funds research on heart attack, heart failure, stroke, asthma and COPD, among other conditions. Its English page puts annual research grants at about 350 million SEK, which it describes as just about 15 percent of the funds applied for. Its assessment page, which is in Swedish, gives a slightly different framing: applications of about 1.5 to 2 billion SEK a year and a distribution of over 300 million SEK. Treat the figures as approximate and year-dependent. (Research funder is the general term for an organisation like this.)
Who can apply
The foundation’s grant overview describes the main schemes by purpose. The Major Research Grant is for a researcher or research group active in Sweden. Other schemes name a career stage or collaboration rule, listed in the table below. Where the foundation does not define a criterion, such as the exact age or career limit for early-career grants, check the current call on the official site rather than assume one.
The four grant types
| Grant (Swedish name) | Amount | Duration | What the foundation says about it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Research Grant (Stora forskningsanslaget) | 20 million SEK | 4 years | For a researcher or group active in Sweden; meant to create the conditions for a decisive research breakthrough. |
| Prince Daniel’s grant for young promising researchers (Prins Daniels anslag) | 8 million SEK | 4 years | Aimed at younger promising researchers; the foundation does not define the age or career criteria. |
| Prevention grant (Preventionsanslaget) | 3.6 million SEK | 3 years | Established in 2022; covers diet and physical activity in primary and secondary prevention. |
| Jubilee grant (Jubileumsanslaget) | 5 million SEK per grant | 3 years | Created for the foundation’s 120th anniversary in 2024; a collaboration between one clinical and one translational researcher, each with a doctorate taken 7 to 15 years earlier and neither a professor. It is described in the past tense, so check whether it is open. |
One prevention grant of 6 million SEK over 3 years that appears on the same page is run by Norhedsstiftelsen, not by Hjärt-Lungfonden. The foundation states that on average it funds about one fifth of the support applied for.
How to apply
Applications go through the foundation’s online research portal (its "forskningsweb"), linked from the research section of hjart-lungfonden.se under the Swedish text "Sök forskningsanslag här". Deadlines and step-by-step instructions are set in each call, so check the official site for the current call, deadline and required documents before planning a submission.
How applications are assessed
The foundation publishes its assessment process, which is useful if you want to know what a reviewer will weigh:
- The Research Council (Forskningsrådet) assesses each application, together with a group of expert reviewers, using structured scoring in which quality and novelty are key.
- The Council makes a proposal to the board.
- The board (styrelsen) makes the decision.
The Council has 24 members, 9 for lung research and 15 for cardiovascular research, appointed by the board on proposals from Sweden’s medical faculties and the Swedish Society of Medicine. Large grants have been assessed by a Nordic committee since 2008, and prevention grants are also assessed by a Nordic committee without Swedish members. The stated criteria are the research question (frågeställning), methodology (metodik) and competence (kompetens), with clinical relevance also important. The foundation says it applies strict conflict-of-interest rules and links its policy from the assessment page. For how peer review works in general, see peer review.
Naming the funder in papers and records
The foundation’s own pages use two forms: Hjärt-Lungfonden in Swedish and The Swedish Heart Lung Foundation in English. Use one of these exactly, and keep the same form across your acknowledgments, grant records and repository entries so that funder-matching tools and reporting systems can group your outputs. Where a submission form or institutional system asks for a funder identifier, choose the matching organisation from its funder list instead of typing free text; see Funder ID. No required acknowledgment wording is given here, so follow any condition in your grant agreement, and see how to write an acknowledgments section and acknowledgments section for general practice.
Common problems
- Mixing up the funder with similarly named bodies. Other heart and lung organisations exist in other countries. Match on the Swedish name and the organisation number 802006-0763 when a system asks you to confirm.
- Assuming a scheme is still open. The Jubilee grant page is written in the past tense; confirm current schemes on the official site.
- Quoting one headline figure. The 350 million SEK figure (English page) and the "over 300 million SEK" figure (assessment page) differ; attribute whichever you quote.
- Treating the grant as a government award. The foundation is donor-funded, so describe it as a charity funder in a CV or report; compare how disease-focused charities fund research and foundation grants.
FAQ
What is Hjärt-Lungfonden?
It is the Swedish Heart Lung Foundation, a donation-funded charity founded in 1904 that funds independent heart and lung research in Sweden.
Does it get government funding?
No. The foundation says it has no state subsidies and relies entirely on donations from individuals and companies.
How much does it award each year?
Its English page says about 350 million SEK in research grants a year, roughly 15 percent of the funds applied for. Its assessment page says it distributes over 300 million SEK.
Who decides which projects are funded?
The board decides, on a proposal from the 24-member Research Council, which scores applications together with a group of expert reviewers.
Is it an identifier like ORCID?
No. ORCID identifies people; Hjärt-Lungfonden is an organisation that funds research. It appears in records as a funder name.
Sources
- Hjärt-Lungfonden, About us in English, checked 2026-10-29.
- Hjärt-Lungfonden, Forskning (Swedish), checked 2026-10-29.
- Hjärt-Lungfonden, Våra anslag (Swedish), checked 2026-10-29.
- Hjärt-Lungfonden, Bedömningsprocess (Swedish), checked 2026-10-29.
