US funding
Navigate the US 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.
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Update on US Federally Funded Research
The Office of Research Support and External Relations is closely monitoring the recent Executive Orders and memoranda from the President of the United States of America regarding US federally funded research and their potential impact on research at KI.
US research funding process
Photo: Pixabay CC0Before applying
Photo: Gettyimages.Applying for US funding
Photo: UnsplashAward preparation
Photo: KTAAward management
US research funding compliance
Photo: iStockCompliance and ethics
Most US funding bodies require awardees to be certified within areas relating to their project, e.g. conflicts of interest, human subjects research, animal welfare, or clinical trials.
Photo: Getty Images.Data sharing
For the US federally funded research projects apply new data sharing requirements.
Photo: N/ACITI training
KI subscribes to Research Ethics and Compliance Training, CITI program, which provides various compliance courses for US funding. Which course you need will depend on your project and the requirements of the funding agency.
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US federal funding success stories
KI researchers awarded 1.75 million dollar NIH Prime grant for research on Alzheimer's disease
US 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.