Click on the heading for the separate donors to go the respective webpage.
If you want more information added to this page, please contact the Grants Manager.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie has its own application portal – Fluxx. The Grants Manager has log on credentials for the portal.
Overhead: 10% on all direct costs excl. Consultants/Subcontractors
For eligible partnerships: This scheme is not restricted to UK PIs, and the PI can be from anywhere in the world. Applicants from non-UK research organizations or applications which include non-UK partnerships should refer to the document ‘Costings Guidance for Non-UK Institutions and Partners’ for further guidance.
Some departments within DFID require a Due Diligence report for potential partners. SIPRI’s most recent Due Diligence report with DFID is from April 2020.
Overhead: 12% on all costs
EU
There are several different EU Funding bodies and they all have their specific application portals and/or forms to fill out.
Financial Identification FR
Legal Entity EN
Legal Entity FR
Application no: SE-2012-BRQ-101251407
The Grants Manager and the Head of Operations have log on credentials to the PADOR website.
When requesting reimbursements from the EU, always calculate any expenses into EUR using the InforEuro website.
The Head of Operations is SIPRI’s appointed LEAR (Legal Entity Appointed Representative).
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland (FDFA CH)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Proposal form for projects over £10k
Budget form for FCDO projects
Applications are made through the PRISMA Research web portal.
The grant administrator must be a Swedish university, university college, research institute or government agency that fulfils Formas’ eligibility requirements for grant administrating organisations, i.e.:
- Be a legal entity with a corporate identification number
- Be able to guarantee the academic freedom described in the Swedish Higher Education Act
- Not be profit-driven
- Not constitute a construction to allow an education institute to receive remuneration for indirect costs entailed through externally funded research
SIPRI qualifies as a grant administrator.
NB! FORMAS heavily prioritises research that has a Swedish context (rather than an international outlook) and favours awarding grants to universities, technical colleges, and colleges.
A legal signatory must approve all applications in the PRISMA Research web portal once submitted.
Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI)
The Grants Manager has log on credentials to the FOSI website.
For contractual obligations of our grant, please have a look at the general terms and conditions of acceptance: http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/content.php?nav_id=389
Germany Federal Foreign Office (GFFO)
The Grants Manager has log on credentials.
The Korea Foundation normally only grants funding up to the maximum amount of USD 50,000.
An application must be made and submitted by the proposed Project Lead.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden (MFA SE)
The Swedish Government uses standardised forms for applying for and reporting back on grants. Go to the MFA website to download the most recent forms or ask the Grants Manager to forward them to you.
NB! Applications to the Swedish MFA may only submitted by the Deputy Director or a person directly appointed by them.
For each application, SIPRI has to confirm its adherence to the MFA SE Grant Conditions.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark (MFA DK)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands (MFA NL)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway (MFA NO)
SIPRI has been confirmed as an eligible entity (March 2022)
Polismyndigheten (Swedish Police Authority)
Applications are open 1 – 2 time/s per year
The PRISMA Research portal is used by several Swedish funders, including FORMAS and the Swedish Research Council (VR). Every researcher participating in an application in PRISMA, needs to create and maintain a profile with their details for e.g. education, publication, current employer. The profile may be used for every application made in PRISMA, disregarding donor or previous/on-going applications.
NB! The Project Lead must be create and submit the application in PRISMA. The application must then be signed off on-line by either the Head of Operations or the Deputy Director in order to be fully submitted.
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RJ)
An application must be made and submitted by the research lead and all participating researchers must be registered in the portal.
(NB! Only for Projects applications, not Research Initiation, Programmes or Infrastructure)
SAMS Domestic (System for Award Management)
The information regarding SIPRI is kept up to date by the Grants Manager. When applying for grants from US Department of State, information regarding SIPRI is accessed from this site.
The Grants Manager has log on credentials.
NB! The US Department of State does not allow indirect costs.
Overhead: should be included in the total budget
Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority)
There are various funding opportunities within the UN, eg. UNPBF, UNSCAR, UNICEF (contractor ID: 1900708572)
The UN has a template for calculating fee levels for consultancies (both institutional and individual).
Use the UN Operational Rates of Exchange when calculating costs in different currencies.
Most UN agencies require unique bank accounts tied to individual contracts. Please contact the Grants Manager for more information.
Vendor ID: 466309
DUNS No: 35-912-7875
Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Entities): W-8BEN-E
NB! The US Department of State does not allow indirect costs.
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
The Grants Manager as log on credentials for the application portal Fluxx and the Head of Operations and the Deputy Director has signatory rights.
SIPRI has been confirmed as an eligible entity.
Open calls twice a year (spring and autumn).
The Head of Operations and the Deputy Director has signatory credentials.
The classification codes we have used in the past are: 50901 (tvärvetenskapligt, fredsforskning); 50601 (statsvetenskap: allmänt), 50401 (sociologi: allmänt).
All applications to VR are done in the PRISMA Research Portal.
Click here to download VR’s General Terms and Conditions for Grants
NB! VR heavily prioritises research that has a Swedish context (rather than an international outlook) and favours awarding grants to universities, technical colleges, and colleges.
Annual Call for Proposals with deadline February 1 each year.
Salary costs may not exceed 50% of salary cover.
Annual calls for Travel grants, March 10 and October 1.
Vendor ID: 0000141633
Vendor ID: 50072518
//Updated March 20, 2023