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Four pathways for Impact

How to Apply

What we support

The Foundation in particular welcomes applications that can advance treatment recommendations, education, or implementation within:

  • Resuscitation.
  • Trauma.
  • Maternal and/or newborn care.

50% is earmarked for projects or programs to save lives at birth in low-resource settings.

We are also funding education research projects at, or in collaboration with the SAFER simulation center in Stavanger.

Factors that can strengthen the chances of funding:

  • High impact, including potential for scaling.
  • Synergies with other programs the Foundation is supporting.
  • Matching funding/multicenter collaborations.
  • Strong CV of principal investigator and mentor.

What we do not support

The Laerdal Foundation does not fund:

  • general health and education initiatives.
  • requests solely for acquisition of equipment.
  • building of hospitals or health centers.
  • commercial interests/development of products.
  • vaccination, contamination microbiology.

Relating to Saving Lives At Birth in low-resource settings:

  • Projects outside perinatal and newborn period.
  • Lifestyle or general maternal diseases during pregnancy.
  • General family planning programs.

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