The Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) is a panel study of 4,928 businesses founded in 2004 and tracked over their early years of operation, through 2011. KFS focuses on the nature of new business formation activity; characteristics of the strategy, offerings, and employment patterns of new businesses; the nature of the financial and organizational arrangements of these businesses; and the characteristics of their founders.

The Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship (KDF) was an annual competitive program that awarded up to 20 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral students at accredited U.S. universities to support dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship from 2003-2018. From its establishment in 2003, the KDF supported 208 dissertations on various topics […]

The Kauffman Foundation creates data overviews that provide guidance on how to use certain datasets. The data overviews serve several purposes: 1. Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE) Data Overview The Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE) data provides a snapshot of select economic and demographic characteristics of employer firms and business owners in 2014 by the 2-digit 2012 North […]

Recognizing entrepreneurship research excellence.

The Kauffman Foundation established the Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research in 2008 to recognize tenured or tenure-track junior faculty members at accredited U.S. universities who are beginning to establish a record of scholarship and exhibit the potential to make significant contributions to the body of research in the field of entrepreneurship.

The Kauffman Foundation has funded a series of programs and initiatives designed to support the overall goal of advancing the study of entrepreneurship. By assisting talented young scholars in their efforts to earn their Ph.D., encouraging early-career research and recognizing ground-breaking research, the Kauffman Foundation has encouraged the best and the brightest to focus their […]

As a part of the Kauffman Foundation’s work to improve the quality of research on entrepreneurship, we supported a variety of scholarly training and development activities across the United States. Typically these training opportunities happened as a part of academic annual meetings or at smaller, regional meetings with a heavy focus on doctoral scholars. The […]

Our People As Kauffman Foundation associates, we work to provide access to opportunities that help people achieve financial stability, upward mobility, and economic prosperity. Our team is made up of connectors and supporters who believe all people should have the opportunity to thrive.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation does not award grants to individuals and funding for unsolicited requests is very limited. Although not affiliated with the Foundation, the following organizations may provide additional guidance or support for your project: Resources for Individuals If you are an individual looking for funding, please refer to the following resources: United […]

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