Research support at the School of Business and Economics

Administrative support 

Linnaeus University provides the database Research Professional, with which it is possible for all researchers at Linnaeus University to find current calls for research funding and travel grants and automatically monitor calls of interest.

On the central page for applications and funding of research projects , you will find a quick start guide and instructions on how to easily get started using the database to find different calls.

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The researcher is responsible for the scholarly contents of the application, and the research coordinator at the faculty office can assist in formalities such as budget, cofinancing, coordinating signatures, and registering in the finance system.

Procedure

Before sending the application to the funder

1 - Project budget

The researcher contacts the department’s financial manager to draw up the project budget together. Do this in good time before the deadline.

2 - Co-financing

The financial manager documents any need for co-financing and who will finance what. This information is entered on the co-financing plan form, which should be attached to the application documents.

3 – Backing

The researcher is responsible for the application and any need for co-financing receiving backing from the head of department, dean or vice-chancellor in accordance with the delegation rules. This is documented in writing using the form for the dean’s certification of externally financed projects, which is available from the financial manager or the research coordinator.

After sending the application to the funder

4 – Signatures

The researcher is responsible for the application being signed in accordance with the delegation rules. If the Rector’s signature is required, the Grants and Innovation Office should be contacted. If the researcher wants the research administrator’s help with coordinating signatures, the research administrator must be contacted in plenty of time before the deadline. (This is particularly important if the Rector’s signature is required.)

If the source of funding uses paper/e-mail applications: Signatures should be present when the application is submitted.

If the source of funding uses electronic registration and signatures: No later than the day after the application has been registered in the source of funding’s system, the application should be signed in accordance with the delegation rules before sending the attachment to the source of funding.

If the source of funding does not require a signature in connection with the application: Steps 1-3 above should be carried out.

5 – Diary

All applications should be diarised. Applications where researchers at the School are co-applicants with researchers from e.g. other educational institutions should also be diarised. If the application contains sensitive information, the entire application does not need to be diarised.

The researcher should normally submit the full application – including forms with signatures and details of any co-financing – by internal post to “Registrator FEH, Växjö” or by e-mailing registrator-feh@lnu.se. The registrar then e-mails the diarised document to the research coordinator and the financial manager, who in turn notify the relevant researcher.

6 – Registration

The financial manager registers all external applications in Agresso.

7 – Notification

When the source of funding notifies approval or rejection of research applications, this information should also be registered. This is done by the researcher sending the information to the registrar (point 5). The registrar forwards the information to the research coordinator and the financial manager.

Backpack funds are intended for conference trips and other purposes. 

Rules for the distribution of backpack funds can be found in Research and education backpack, Dnr LNU-2023/2227 (appendix 3).

Applications are made throughout the year. Granted funds must be used and reported no later than 10 December of the year for which the funds are granted.