The Young Academy of Sweden was founded on the 27th of May 2011 at the initiative of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and is funded by The Government Offices of Sweden
, the Erling-Persson Family Foundation
, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
, the Ragnar Söderberg Foundation
and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond – The Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Sciences
.