Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for the Hirsch Fellowship 2026 at Karolinska Institutet. This grant enables KI researchers and doctoral students to gain new skills and research experience abroad, funding travel and accommodation for up to six months.
The fellowship is open to registered doctoral students and researchers affiliated with a department at Karolinska Institutet. Applicants must be doctors employed for at least two years at a KI department, including surgical specialties such as hand, eye, jaw, or ENT surgery. Priority is given to early-career researchers and those with basic education from KI
Karolinska Institutet (KI) is one of the world’s leading medical universities and Sweden’s largest center for medical education and research. Founded in 1810, KI focuses on advancing knowledge about life and improving health through extensive research and education programs. It is renowned for being the institution responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine since 1901.
Established in 1810, Karolinska Institutet (Karolinska Institute) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Stockholm (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Stockholm County. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Utbildningsdepartementet, Sverige (Ministry of Education and Research, Sweden), Karolinska Institutet (KI) is a medium-sized (uniRank enrollment range: 7,000-7,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Karolinska Institutet (KI) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details.