Funding Insight

ViewAustralia gets $12m shot in the arm for social science

Australian Research Council scheme offers rare opportunity for social sciences and humanities researchers

ViewMy winning proposal: Leverhulme embraces TV nostalgia

How a fascination with regional television produced a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant

ViewThe four helpful people you need as an early-career researcher

When you start your career, you need to ask for help—but from whom?

ViewOpportunity profile: Residential fellowships broaden the mind

Germany’s Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg offers fellowships to researchers across a range of fields, at any level

ViewTackling AI as a humanities researcher, Royal Society Pairing scheme, preparing to be a PI, what’s afoot at Wellcome?

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewOur winning proposals: Honesty is the best policy

For success in the Royal Society’s Westminster pairing scheme, be upfront about your goals

ViewPreparing to be a PI

How to make it over the high bar between postdoc and principal investigator

ViewWhat hard science says about success

A rigorous understanding of success provides pointers for winning grants and career accolades

ViewMy winning proposal: Mastering an arts-based AI application

How a music researcher scooped a Turing Fellowship

ViewWellcome plots path to a kinder research culture

What is afoot at the Wellcome Trust may shape research practice for years to come

ViewFunding at a glance: 27 February to 12 March

The latest research funding news from around Europe

ViewDesigning hassle-free funding schemes, cellular agriculture, ESRC methodology call, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, working with museums

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewMuseums and galleries exhibit funding potential

Collaborating with museums and galleries can open doors to new funding opportunities

ViewOpportunity profile: Back-to-basics for future farmers

Early-career researchers interested in cellular agriculture should get this funder on their radar

ViewMy winning proposal: Rutherford Discovery Fellowships

New Zealand’s prestigious fellowships require a long-term vision that will benefit the country

ViewBonfire of the inanities part 2: Hassle-free funding schemes

What steps can we take to make funding schemes as applicant-friendly as possible?

ViewOpportunity profile: A rich seam of material

We extract tips from the president of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

ViewOpportunity profile: With method in mind

The ESRC call meeting 21st century multidisciplinary methodological challenges

ViewReducing the admin burden, British Academy Small Grants, Rosetrees Trust, Middle East biomed collaboration

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewBonfire of the inanities: Reducing researchers’ admin burden

The Government wants to make applications easier but how would this best be achieved?

ViewOpportunity profile: Picking a prized Rosetrees grant

A clear clinical question is critical in bids to the Rosetrees Trust’s Interdisciplinary Award

ViewMy winning proposal: The power of pilot grants

Small grants can be useful to test out collaborations as much as ideas

ViewMy winning proposal: Keeping industry consortia on the rails

Understanding industry perspectives is crucial when coordinating bids for EU public-private funding

ViewOur winning proposal: Short visits foster long collaborations

Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships forge links between the UK and the Middle East

ViewFunding at a glance: 14-27 February

The latest research funding news from around Europe

ViewFirst grants for biologists, British Skin Foundation, Newton Fund Mobility Grants, mastering proof-of-concept grants

A roundup of this week’s Funding Insight articles

ViewMy winning proposal: A first taste of grantsmanship

Many young biologists’ first bids are to the Federation of European Biochemical Societies’ Summer Fellowships

ViewMy winning proposal: Promoting a powerful partnership

For success with the Newton fund, demonstrating synergy with collaborators is crucial

ViewProving worthy of a proof-of-concept grant

Former ERC evaluator Petra Franitza tells Robin Bisson how she spotted promising proposals

ViewPart-time work no impediment for prestigious grants

Revamped NHMRC grant scheme aims for inclusivity, but gender gap persists for senior researchers