Sjöberg Prize

The Sjöberg Prize is an award aimed at individuals or research groups that have made significant contributions to cancer research. The Sjöberg Prize is awarded as a partnership between the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the Sjöberg Foundation. The Sjöberg Foundation also finances the prize. The Foundation was founded in 2016, and the first prize was announced in February 2017.
The foundation was founded by businessman Bengt Sjöberg, who donated two billion Swedish kronor to promote scientific research, with the main focus on cancer, health and the environment. The prize, which is international, is planned to be awarded annually. It consists of a 100,000 US dollars of free disposal and 900,000 dollars to fund future research making up a total of one million US dollars. The prize money increases to counteract inflation.