
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
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 lunch seminar 3 June 2025
Lunch seminars about United States-funded projects
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.
Topic: Compliance Essentials: Human Subject Research in US-funded research projects
US funding hotline via Teams 8 May 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.
US research funding process

Before applying

Applying for US funding

Award management

Compliance requirements
More about US research funding
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.