Since its establishment, it has awarded funding of nearly SEK 2.6 billion, in 2022,[2] with a large proportion going to Swedish research.
It also supports children’s and youth projects carried out by established national non-profit organizations, academies, museums, and higher education institutions.
Spring 2019 saw the launch of WASP-HS, a ten-year research program examining the consequences of the technology transition resulting from the development of AI and autonomous systems.
WASP-HS should be independent of WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program, but conducted in close collaboration with it.
The latter program is a basic research initiative funded to the tune of SEK 3 billion by Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.