US research funding
Here you will find information on where to apply for US research funding, and special criteria and processes to take into consideration.
There are various opportunities for KTH researchers to apply for funding and participate in projects funded from the US. You can apply either as a prime recipient or as a subrecipient/sub-awardee. In most cases, the KTH researchers are subrecipients and researchers from a US institution are prime recipients. There are both federal and private funding agencies, and they all have different criteria and conditions. If you wish to apply for funding from a US funding body, please contact the Research Support Office (RSO) as soon as possible.
Find funding
Federal funding agencies
Most US federal funding agencies use the online portal:
Grants.gov
.
Guide to find out if you are eligible for
Federal funding opportunities
. Information on how to go about applying for funding on Grants.gov can be found
here
and also on
YouTube
.
These federal funding agencies have previously granted funds to KTH researchers:
- NIH National Institute of Health. Information on applying to the NIH can be found here .
- NSF National Science Foundation
- DARPA Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency
- AFOSR Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Private funding agencies
There are a great many private funding agencies, all of which have their own criteria and conditions for who can apply and for what type of projects. You will need to know the eligibility criteria and application process for each agency.
These private funding agencies have previously granted funds to KTH researchers:
- CZI Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Important information when applying for US funding
Processing times can be very long as you need to complete both internal and external documents. Contract lawyers often have to check the conditions in as early as the application phase, and applications need to be signed as per the prevailing order of delegation. Project and budget administration are managed by financing officers at your school.
Many American funding agencies only cover indirect costs at a basic level, which means that co-funding from the school will be a requirement. Therefore, your school must approve your application.
Please note that some research projects with American funding are subject to US legal regulations, which may have implications regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Therefore, we recommend that you find out about the rules for the grant you are interested in before you submit an application
In order to ensure that KTH can approve and sign your application, please contact the Research Support Office at least ten days before the deadline.
Support provided by RSO
The Research Support Office mainly provides application support pre-award.
An individual researcher is not able to apply directly via Grants.gov ; applications must be submitted by the central administration at KTH. You finalise your application, and an AOR, Authorixed Organisation Representative, at RSO then submits the application.
RSO can help you to register a user at eRA-Common if needed.
Quick facts
- KTH is registered in SAM.gov .
- KTH’s UEI number is EH8RB9T39YP5
- KTH’s D-U-N-S number is 3505822680000
Contact
For general questions on funding from the US, get in touch with Jenny Karlsson at RSO, or e-mail rso-support@kth.se .
If you have legal inquiries related to US funding, contact the Civil Law and Contracts Unit via avtal@kth.se .
For questions on finance or financial reporting related to US projects, please contact your local school finance unit.