Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A specific Wellcome Trust award recorded in a CRIS with its Wellcome Funder ID, award reference, amount, duration, and linked PI.
- Is an instance
An ERC Starting Grant recorded as a funding entity linked to its host project and to the Funder ID for the ERC.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
The funder organisation itself (NSF, ERC) is not a funding entity — it is the Funder.
- Not an instance
A line item in a finance system for a single invoice is not a funding entity in CRIS terms.
Editorial commentary
Funding-entity modelling distinguishes ‘the funder’ (a Funder organisation such as NSF) from ‘the funding’ (a particular award instance — e.g. NSF grant 1234567 to PI X for $500,000 from 2023-2026). In CERIF this is the cfFund / cfFunding linking entity; in Pure it is an Award; in Elements it is a Grant. Linking the Funding entity to a Crossref Funder Registry identifier for the Funder and to a project identifier (RAiD or local) gives the joinable data needed for funder reporting.
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Also known as
Award · Grant (CRIS)
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="Funding entity"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/funding-entity" />{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"name": "Funding entity",
"identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/funding-entity",
"description": "In CRIS terminology, an entity representing a specific award or funding instance — its funder, award number, amount, currency, start and end dates, and the project and people it supports — distinct from the abstract Funder organisation and from the project itself.",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/research-information-systems-and-integration/",
"url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/funding-entity",
"sameAs": [
"Award",
"Grant (CRIS)"
],
"license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}
