The Journalist Fund for Further Training hands out scholarships to professional journalists working for Swedish media publishing according to Swedish publication laws. The purpose of The Journalist Fund is to assist professional journalists to get further training in subject fields of importance in their work. The scholarships vary from different kind of courses and study tours.

According to its statutes the foundation may also award scholarships to journalists interested in academic studies in journalism and media. The last years around 80 scholarships have been awarded each year. According to its statutes the board is appointed by four Swedish media bodies: Swedish Media Publishers' Association, The Swedish Union of Journalists, The Swedish National Press Club and The Press Institute. These bodies elect chairperson and deputy chairperson.

By tradition the chairperson is a prominent jurist. The present chair is Per Sundberg with a long career in the fields of law and justice, like former judge of appeal etc. [indrag][indrag]In the same way the deputy chairperson is by tradition a prominent academic. Presently this position is held by professor Henrik Örnebring, professor of Media and Communication at Karlstad University. The Journalist Fund for Further Training was established by D. Tech Marcus Wallenberg (1899-1982), one of the great industrialists of Sweden. He was also a doctor of engineering, banker and diplomat and a member of a renowned family dynasty, The Wallenbergs. Since The Journalist Fund was set up, the bank SEB – where Marcus Wallenberg held leading positions for decades – is managing the assets of the foundation. The Journalist Fund is legally a private foundation which is best described as a legal entity without an owner, and as such it enjoys favourable tax treatment.

The foundation is registered by the County Administrative Board which supervise the administration of the fund and handles registration of board members.

For more information, please contact:
Nina Hjelmgren, secretary 
Phone: +46-70-6026410 
nina.hjelmgren@journalistfonden.se