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What the update of the EU’s flagship programme for early career researchers means for applicants
ViewMy winning proposal: Where violence is interrogated
My winning proposal: Where violence is interrogated
The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression
ViewOpportunity profile: Prepping for surgical innovation
Opportunity profile: Prepping for surgical innovation
How Switzerland’s AO Foundation supports the development of tools and services for surgeons
ViewOpportunity profile: Taking geosciences to new places
Opportunity profile: Taking geosciences to new places
Public engagement grants from the European Geosciences Union encourage creative ways to reach audiences
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ViewFrom the archive: Scoring the ERC’s biggest grant
From the archive: Scoring the ERC’s biggest grant
European Research Council Synergy Grants, ten years on
ViewMy winning proposal: Seeing astronomy up close
My winning proposal: Seeing astronomy up close
Enthusiasm and independence are needed to win a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Southern Observatory
ViewOpportunity profile: What happens when Europe gets old?
Opportunity profile: What happens when Europe gets old?
Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation is funding cross-European projects that tackle the challenges of a greying continent
ViewWinning over funders through open science
Winning over funders through open science
Earma 2021: Experts explain why embedding open science in grant proposals reaps rewards
ViewFrom the archive: Cern’s fellowships of the ring
From the archive: Cern’s fellowships of the ring
Enthusiasm is just as important as publication record in prestigious scheme
ViewKnow your audience
Know your audience
Why you might be writing funding bids with the wrong readers in mind
ViewFrom the archive: Sweetening social research proposals
From the archive: Sweetening social research proposals
Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Katharine Knox explains how to prepare a tasty treat for reviewers
ViewOpportunity profile: Seeking independence in Austria
Opportunity profile: Seeking independence in Austria
New Austrian Science Fund programme aims to help postdocs from any country find their feet
ViewGetting to grips with EU policy pays off for Horizon Europe bids
Getting to grips with EU policy pays off for Horizon Europe bids
Earma 2021: Why most proposals need more than just academic excellence to beat the pack
ViewSo you’re new to… the National Science Foundation
So you’re new to… the National Science Foundation
A primer on how the national US funder for non-biomedical science goes about international partnerships
ViewOpportunity profile: Pulling habits out of rats
Opportunity profile: Pulling habits out of rats
How the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour sniffs out the best bids
ViewOpportunity profile: Cross-cutting projects shine for Swiss funder
Opportunity profile: Cross-cutting projects shine for Swiss funder
Velux Stiftung offers project grants in an eclectic range of subjects linked to daylight
ViewThe hard write
The hard write
Advice on academic writing in times of turmoil
ViewRinging the changes to grant proposals under Horizon Europe
Ringing the changes to grant proposals under Horizon Europe
Revamped impact assessment, evaluation pilots and gender equality plans on the cards for multi-partner proposals
ViewAristotle’s guide to persuasive grantwriting
Aristotle’s guide to persuasive grantwriting
Christine Black goes back to the fundamentals, finding grantwriting tips from ancient Greece
ViewTop PI Scott O’Neill: The power of philanthropy
Top PI Scott O’Neill: The power of philanthropy
How a catalytic Gates Foundation grant sparked a global programme making inroads into tropical diseases
ViewOpportunity profile: Pilot Embo scheme encourages fresh ideas
Opportunity profile: Pilot Embo scheme encourages fresh ideas
Short-term travel fellowships encourage young life-sciences researchers to explore new directions
ViewMy winning proposal: Crowdsource for ERC success
My winning proposal: Crowdsource for ERC success
A top research idea and the input of friends secured a coveted ERC Starting Grant
ViewA rough guide to research project management
A rough guide to research project management
Carving out planning time at the start of a research project pays dividends
ViewWhere next, post-postdoc?
Where next, post-postdoc?
Members of an alumni association provide advice on finding career paths inside and outside academia
ViewWrite grants like a boss
Write grants like a boss
Tips on polishing your grantwriting to keep your reviewers onside
ViewOpportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
Opportunity profile: Plugging gaps for Covid-19 vaccines
The international vaccine funder Cepi is funding clinical research to expand the evidence base
ViewLife after academia: How to change career
Life after academia: How to change career
Christopher Caterine offers advice for researchers taking their first steps on a new career path
ViewGetting published in the arts and humanities
Getting published in the arts and humanities
Four golden rules to guide your publication strategy
ViewIt’s time to recognise the diversity of research careers
It’s time to recognise the diversity of research careers
Research evaluation values leadership and excellence, putting those with specialist skills at a disadvantage
ViewSo you’re new to… Plan S
So you’re new to… Plan S
A primer on the much-debated open access initiative as Horizon Europe kicks off
ViewOpportunity profile: AHRC’s bridge to Ireland
Opportunity profile: AHRC’s bridge to Ireland
Bids to digital humanities scheme must show unique potential of UK-Ireland collaborations
ViewFunder profile: International Brain Research Organization
Funder profile: International Brain Research Organization
President says major changes are afoot at an association supporting neuroscientists worldwide
ViewMy winning proposal: Seeing the big picture
My winning proposal: Seeing the big picture
The European Space Agency awards fellowships for tackling grand challenges using Earth observation data
ViewFrom the archive: How to write a paper (1/2)
From the archive: How to write a paper (1/2)
Part one of a primer for early career researchers
ViewOpportunity profile: Anti-doping funder is open to outsiders
Opportunity profile: Anti-doping funder is open to outsiders
The Partnership for Clean Competition works with applicants to help them submit their best bids
ViewSo you’re new to…the EIT
So you’re new to…the EIT
Top officials explain how researchers can get involved with the EU’s knowledge exchange funder
ViewEurope funding at a glance: 8-21 January
Europe funding at a glance: 8-21 January
This fortnight: international calls on antimicrobial resistance, marine technology and neurodevelopmental disorders