US funding
Navigate the US research funding process from application to closeout. The US pre-award team assists with the applications, while the US post-award team assists from the awarding phase through closeout.
Latest news
Photo: UnsplashUpdate on US federally funded research
NIH’s new policy for foreign subawards, effective 1 May 2025
On May 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced an updated Policy on Foreign Subawards, which may affect NIH-funded research at Karolinska Institutet.
Photo: Free mediaUS funding hotline via Teams 05 June 2025
The Grants Office and the Compliance and Data Office are monitoring recent Executive Orders and memoranda from the President of the United States of America related to federally funded research and their potential impact on research at KI.
Photo: N/AUS lunch seminar 3 June 2025
The US Team is excited to invite you to the second in a series of exclusive lunch seminars on US-funded research at Karolinska Institutet. Join us for insightful discussions, presentations, networking, and a complimentary lunch.
US research funding process
Photo: Pixabay CC0Before applying
Photo: Gettyimages.Applying for US funding
Photo: UnsplashAward management
Photo: KTACompliance requirements
More about US research funding
Photo: GettyImagesUS research funding in numbers
Karolinska Institutet is the largest recipient of external research funding from the United States among Swedish universities. In 2024, US financiers contributed almost SEK 122 million to KI's research, with grants from both federal funders such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and private foundations.
Photo: Ulf SirbornUS federal funding success stories
KI researchers awarded a 1.56 million US dollar NIH Prime grant for research on Alzheimer's disease