The foundation’s main focus is to promote scientific research and provide financial support to aid organisations, often locally based. Decisions on the allocation of grants are made once yearly. Applications must be received by the foundation no later than 1 March of the current year.
Applications should be sent to:
Ernströmgruppens, Ulla och Gerhard Hobohms Stiftelse, Box 11304, SE-404 27 Göteborg, Sweden
Allocated grants:
2016: Futebol dá força, Föreningen Kvinnocenter, Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission, Hjärnfonden (The Swedish Brain Foundation) , Hjärt-Lungfonden (The Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation), Karolinska Institutet.
2015: MOD - Mer Organdonation
2014: MOD - Mer Organdonation
2013: Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission (for their work with children & youth).
2012: Gelins Minnesfond (Gelin Memorial Foundation for Transplant Research)
2011: HOPP Göteborg, Hand i Hand, Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission.
2010: Änggårdens Hospice, Research projects at Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset (Sahlgrenska University Hospital), Drottning Silvias barn- och ungdomssjukhus (Queen Silvia's Hospital for Children and Young People).
2009: Kvinnojouren Frideborg, Drottning Silvias barn- och ungdomssjukhus (Queen Silvia's Hospital for Children and Young People), Föreningen BonaVia, Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission, Frälsningsarmén (The Salvation Army).
2008: Sharafs Hjältar i Göteborg, Föreningen BonaVia, Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission.
2007: Svenska Dyslexiföreningen (The Swedish Dyslexia Association) and Ågrenska Vänskapsföreningen.
2006: Research projects at Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset (Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
2005: Svenska Sjöräddningssällskapet (Swedish Sea Rescue Society) and Göteborgs Kyrkliga Stadsmission.