Funders
We are incredibly grateful for our funders' support over the years, which has made this venture possible. While V-Dem accepts contributions from a wide range of sources, we value our academic freedom and integrity deeply. Hence, we only collaborate with funders which respect our independence and acknowledge that data collection, processing, research, or analyses are conducted according to V-Dem protocols and methods. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Below we list all funders, which type of activities they have been funding, and time period.
Once again, we would like to extend a big thank you to all our funders!
Funding from Hosting Institution:
University of Gothenburg: Research assistance, data collection, conferences, fundraising, project management, co-funding on many research infrastructure and research grants. Total SEK 48 million. Duration: 2011-today. |
Funders of V-Dem Research Programs:
Funders of V-Dem’ Research Infrastructure & Data Collection:
Aarhus University/Independent Research Fund Denmark: Data collection for 350+ indicators for 11 countries. Duration: 2015. ~ 1% of total data collection funding. |
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Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): Data collection for 350+ indicators 1900-2012 for 10 countries. Duration 2012. ~ 1% of total data collection funding. | |
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European Commission, DEVCO:
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Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos: Data collection for 350+ indicators for one country (Portugal) across several data updates. Duration: 2015-2019. ~ 1% of total data collection funding. |
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Kellogg Institute, University of Notre Dame: Co-funding and funding of research assistance, data collection, conferences, fundraising, project management, co-funding on many research infrastructure grants, developing the questionnaire, developing the initial research database and website, improving the online data analysis tools, validating the first data for Latin America, identifying potential country experts, doing some preliminary A-coding, and employing a full-time administrator. Duration: 2011-today. |
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Marcus and Marianne Wallenberg Foundation: Data collection for 350+ indicators, several data updates for 23 countries. Duration: 2016-2020. ~ 8% of total data collection funding. |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark: Data collection for 350+ indicators 1900-2012 for 14 countries. Duration 2012-2013. ~ 2% of total data collection funding. |
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden:
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sweden & International IDEA:
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation: Data collection for 350+ indicators across several data updates for 10 countries. Duration: 2017-2019. ~ 6% of total data collection funding. |
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Open Society Foundation: Data collection for 350+ indicators across 180 countries. ~ 2% of total data collection funding. |
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Riksbankens Jubileumsfond:
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Independent Research Fund Denmark: Data collection for 350+ indicators 1900-2012 for 19 European Countries. Duration: 2012-2014. ~ 3% of total data collection funding. |
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Research Council of Norway:
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Swedish Research Council:
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Quality of Government Institute: Data collection for 350+ indicators 1900-2012 for 3 countries. Duration: 2013. ~ 1% of total data collection funding. |
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The World Bank: Design of and data collection for indicators on exclusion for 180 countries, 1900-2017. Duration: 2018-2019. ~ 4% of total data collection funding. |
Total funding to build and sustain the research infrastructure as well as to conduct yearly data collection updates 2012-today: SEK 60 million (excluding cofunding). |
Funders of ‘Other Activities’:
Again, thank you for your support!