We at the Research Support Office can help you with:
Feedback on your application
We have extensive experience of providing feedback on all parts of research applications, whether directed to a major or minor funder.
Do you want feedback?
- Send your application to our shared mailbox: rso@umu.se, and one of our research coordinators will get back to you.
- You can also contact us for a personal meeting via rso@umu.se.
Certificates and letter of support
In cases where the Vice-Chancellor's signature is required for certificates and letters of support, we organise this.
Budget support
The budget support regarding US funding bodies is available at the departments, so primarily contact your financial administrator.
He or she can then, if needed, consult us at the Research Support Office. When it comes to US funding, there are often special routines for financial and non-financial compliance that differ from Swedish funding.
Templates
Before you can proceed, your Head of Department must be notified and approve that your application is submitted by signing a Certificate from the Head of the Department (prefektintyg). This is important, since your department will be responsible for any co-financing and indirect costs. The Head of Department hereby also certifies that you, as head researcher, actually have the time and resources to complete the project.
Download the certificate from the page Documents and templates
Tips on useful tools and organisational information
- Duns number
Umeå University's international organisation number is: 350582144.
- EIN
Our Employer Identification Number, EIN, is: 98-1097431.
- UEID
Unique Entity ID is the official identifier for doing business with the U.S. Government. Umeå university's UEID is G8Y8LFCUPJ7.
- Grants.gov
Grants.gov is a portal website that allows organisations to search and apply for American federal funding opportunities. It currently handles the grant application submissions for most federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, and many others.
Please note that you must read the description of individual calls to find out if they are open to international applicants. If you need assistance in interpreting the call texts, we at the Research Support Office will be happy to help you.
Go to Grants.gov
- eRA and eRA Commons
In order to access Grants.gov, you will need a user account for the NIH-based eRA Commons. Electronic Research Administration (eRA) is a US electronic application system for registering applicants. We can help you as a researcher to navigate eRA systems during the application and project period.
Questions? Please contact rso@umu.se
- Research Professional
With the help of the online database Research Professional, you can search for calls that suit your research area and your interests. Here you will find thousands of funding opportunities from research funders around the world.
We at the Research Support Office offer brief introductions to Research Professional for interested departments and/or groups of researchers.
Go to Research Professional
Submitting your application
Applications to most American funders must be submitted via Grants.gov by an authorised organisation representative, AOR. The AOR is responsible for ensuring that the submitted applications comply with applicable federal laws and regulations. Umeå University's AOR works at the Research Support Office.
The electronic validation at Grants.gov and receiving funders can take several days, sometimes longer. In addition, we know from experience that requirements for corrections or additions are more or less standard for these applications.
As any errors must be rectified and a corrected version submitted before the closing date for applications, it is important that you contact us well in advance if you plan to apply for research funding from a US agency. This enables us to help you in the best way.