New model for co-financing
From 1 January next year, KTH will introduce a central co-financing model in accordance with a decision by the President. This means that 20 per cent of the personnel costs of research projects financed by the EU, KAW, SSF, the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the Cancer Foundation will be covered centrally by KTH. For MISTRA's programme, the figure is 10 per cent.
"This is intended to encourage continued pursuit of external funding and provide support, even though we recognise that it does not bridge the overhead gap," says Annika Borgenstam, Vice President for Research and Chair of the Research Committee.
The decision was made because the Research Committee wanted to develop equivalent principles for co-financing for this type of research project across KTH. This is a change from the decision made in December last year.
'Yes, the intention is to make co-funding clearer and more straightforward,' says Annika Borgenstam.
For EU projects, co-funding covers approved personnel costs, except for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, where it is based on total approved costs instead. For projects with both EU and national funding, support applies only to the EU portion.
Special solutions
For KAW, special solutions apply with regard to co-financing in accordance with previous decisions. Wallenberg Academy Fellows: SEK 750,000 per year for five years, and SEK 600,000 per year for five years for Wallenberg Scholars.
However, the Wallenberg Wood Science Centre will not receive co-funding as it is already centrally funded.
SSF's funding covers Multidisciplinary Research Centres, Career (Future Research Leaders) and Research Infrastructure Fellows, as well as ongoing framework grants.
Co- financing costs not covered by the central model will continue to be handled within the respective schools.
Text: Jill Klackenberg
Foto: Magnus Glans