Anders Sandrew's foundation awards a merit scholarship annually for "significant contributions to culture". This year's scholarship winners are documentary filmmaker Stefan Jarl, theatre manager and director Leif Stinnerbom, and actress Ewa Fröling.
The scholarships are awarded at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm on Tuesday evening, and the prize amount is 175,000 kronor each.
Among previous years' merit scholarship winners are names like Gunilla Nyroos, Niklas Ek, Anna Asp, Lars Lind, Suzanne Reuter, and Siw Malmkvist.