Funding Insight

ViewMy winning proposal: Global scholarship focuses on upskilling

Canadian funder looks for scientists keen to break down barriers for its Azrieli Global Scholarships

ViewMy winning proposal: Stepping up in public engagement

To win a public engagement fellowship researchers should first accept their lack of engagement expertise

ViewGeological Society of London, philosophy fellowships, Lady Tata Memorial Trust

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewMy winning proposal: Permission to prioritise the big ideas

To be successful with the Mind Association, philosophers must dare to dream

ViewOpportunity profile: Geology bids need rock-solid grantsmanship

We drill down into what makes a firm Geological Society of London application

ViewOpportunity profile: Leukaemia funder provides steely resolve

The Lady Tata Memorial Trust offers small grants to young leukaemia researchers each year

ViewFunding Insight’s 2020 preview, AHRC design scoping call, Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund, Dance Your PhD

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewMy winning proposal: Confidence essential for leukaemia fellowship

The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund sets a high bar for its fellowships

ViewMy winning choreography: Science gets into the groove

Dance Your PhD competition entrants learn more than just how to refine their rhumba

ViewOpportunity profile: AHRC takes design to the next level

The AHRC launches a call to help it direct future funding in design research

ViewMajor European climate adaptation call, Muscular Dystrophy UK, the importance of pre-emptive networking

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewOpportunity profile: Living with a neuromuscular disorder

In its latest grant round Muscular Dystrophy UK seeks bids focused on quality of life

ViewOpportunity profile: Climate adaptation in Europe

Ten European countries have joined up to support humanities and social science led bids

ViewMy winning proposal: Network to win a network grant

For success in the AHRC’s Research Networking scheme reach out beyond your current contacts

ViewPostdoc fellowships special edition: Leverhulme Trust, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, Lindemann Trust, social sciences tips

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewMy winning proposal: Leverhulme absorbs the shock of the new

Unlike other funders, the Leverhulme Trust accepts bids from early-career researchers in emerging fields

ViewMy winning proposal: Pivoting after a PhD

The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851’s Research Fellowships allow a shift in focus

ViewOpportunity profile: Stateside fellowships play in double-time

The Lindemann Trust Fellowships awarded in this round will run for two years

ViewDrafting a winning bid without research office support, accessing the Smithsonian’s special collections, Stroke Association reboots its project grants

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewOpportunity profile: Stroke Association gets fresh legs

Impact and patient involvement will be watchwords in this round of Project Grants

ViewMy winning proposal: Drafting a first-rate first bid to the AHRC

Nigel Jeffries is his institution's first and only AHRC bidder

ViewMy winning proposal: Unlocking the Smithsonian’s secrets

The Baird Society Resident Scholar Programme supports scholarship on rare books and special collections

ViewRecipe for MRC success, how crowdsourcing can help, why the next REF could be good for researcher careers

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewOur winning proposals: What makes for a MRC win?

Pilot data, clinical relevance and canny timing all play their part, say five grantees

ViewMy winning proposal: When crowdsourcing comes together

How a crowdsourced element in an AHRC fellowship led to follow-on funding

ViewNext REF: A boon for academic careers?

Rules set to come in for the next REF could help researcher development

ViewReadying for the next REF, Academy of Medical Sciences international professorships, Dunhill Medical Trust

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewNext REF: The end of publication portability

How can universities prepare for publications no longer moving institution with the researcher?

ViewMy winning proposal: Restarting from scratch

The UK Academy of Medical Sciences’ professorships scheme helps international arrivals set up shop

ViewMy winning proposal: Researcher development works for Dunhill

Lucy Dipper's professional development was a key element of her Dunhill Medical Trust bid