The Göran Bredinger Scholarship
The scholarship of 50 000 SEK is handed out to an entrepreneur who in a successful way has developed and realized an innovative solution that contributes to solving a societal challenge.
In 2014, the scholarship was initiated by Göran Bredinger, award-winning entrepreneur and CEO of Dieden Group AB. The scholarship is a collaboration with Forum for Social Innovation Sweden and is awarded once a year.
Applications are open 3 June–30 September.
Who can apply?
Criteria for applying to the Göran Bredinger Scholarship:
- The entrepreneur should directly contribute to solving a societal challenge
- Is driven by results for the society
- The business idea should be original and innovative, feasible and clear
- Have a business model that shows that the idea is economically viable and growth-oriented
- Can already show good results
- Is active in Sweden
- Is at an early stage
- Is in their 20s to 30s
The jury consists of:
- Göran Bredinger, the founder of the scholarship
and CEO of Dieden Group AB - Sara Bjärstorp, Director, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden
- Hanna Sigsjö, Business developer, Save the Children Sweden
- Åsa Skogström Feldt, Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship BV
- Anders Norman, former CEO of ALMI Skåne
- Nicklas Wallberg, founder of Common Interest
Scholarship holders
2023: Ramtin Massoumzadeh with Quandify
2022: Hannah Lohk with Medsbag
2021: Daniel Vaknine och Måns Skogman with the whistleblowing service Visslan
2020: Sofie Wahlströmt och Elinor Samuelsson with BrightAct
2019: Jonatan Persson with Helios Innovations
2018: Henning Gillberg with Repamera, Repamera repairs clothes online – all over Sweden.
2017: Hanne Pålsson with Vevios, an innovative social alarm that can give vulnerable groups in society a safe and secure everyday life.
2016: Joel Holmberg med Resledaren, a travel app to facilitate mobility in society for people, regardless of cognitive ability
2015: Kristoffer Persson with Studentvikarie Sverige AB (now Humly), whose idea is to address the school’s shortage of substitute teachers by attracting students to do extra work in the school
2014: Sara Magnusson, Experimentfabriken who want to give young people in Sweden the opportunity to pursue science and technology as a leisure activity.