Funding Insight

ViewFrom the archive: Cutting out cut-and-paste

Defaulting to generalities in bids is a mistake—here’s how to avoid it

ViewFrom the archive: Time away for art scholars

A well-fitted fellowship for art and visual culture researchers

ViewOpportunity profile: Communicating sustainability

Future Earth’s communication grants give scientists the chance to flex their creative muscles

ViewFrom the archive: Ready to launch

Early career researchers should not be expected to bid for funding with little project experience

ViewFrom the archive: Return journey

Each year the Australian Research Council tries to lure researchers back home

ViewFrom the archive: The hard write

How to get writing done, even during tough times

ViewAttacking your first grant application

Banish your doubting inner voice with this compendium of first-grant advice

ViewFrom the archive: Open your mind to US Alzheimer’s funding

With the right skills, non-US scientists can unlock overlooked American funders like the BrightFocus Foundation

ViewFrom the archive: How not to engage with industry

Four tips to take on board before talking with commercial counterparts

ViewOpportunity profile: IBD funder welcomes off-the-wall ideas

US-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation is on the lookout for new ways to tackle unmet needs

ViewOpportunity profile: CNRS lets the outside in

French organisation’s chief executive discusses new opening to attract top young talent from other countries

ViewOpportunity profile: Feeding the roots of plant science

The Gatsby Charitable Foundation seeks to fill in the funding gaps for early career researchers

ViewDo you need an NDA?

Non-disclosure agreements are sometimes advisable when entering discussions on research partnerships—but not always

ViewOpportunity profile: Wellcome’s climate programme heats up

Second competition on climate and health launches with more calls to follow

ViewFrom the archive: Uncovering fellowship myths

Uncovering the ageless yet unfounded stories that dissuade people from applying for fellowships

ViewLife as a grant writer

Grant writing is not many researchers’ favourite task—what if it was your whole job?

ViewOpportunity profile: One Mind looks to hit raw nerves

US funder offers major grants for emerging leaders in fundamental neuropsychiatry

ViewFrom the archive: Best left unspoken

The thoughts that even successful academics must keep to themselves

ViewThe importance of the co-investigator (part 2)

Why universities undervalue co-investigators, why they shouldn’t—and what to do about it

ViewThe importance of the co-investigator (part 1)

Why co-investigators are crucial and how to be an effective one

ViewFrom the archive: Where violence is interrogated

The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression

ViewOpportunity profile: AstraZeneca seeks world’s brightest ideas

Pharmaceutical company looks to back early career researchers in its R&D Postdoctoral Challenge

ViewFrom the archive: Why policymakers don’t listen

The roadblocks to policy impact and how to overcome them

ViewFrom the archive: Can a research career be planned?

Guidance on how much of a pinch of salt to take with any careers advice

ViewShould I stay or should I go?

Is relocation always advisable for a postdoc fellowship, and what if it’s not possible?

ViewReducing the harm of harassment

Confronting a growing problem for public-facing scientists

ViewFrom the archive: A nutritionally balanced grant application

Cooking up a fellowship bid so good you could eat it

ViewLegal eagles

Don’t fear university contracts officers—we’re here to help

ViewOpportunity profile: Changing course on common diseases

International alliance of funders offers $50m funding pot to tackle non-communicable diseases

ViewThe art of the sift

How to select bids when funders restrict the number that each university can submit