Funding Insight

Little-known scheme offers six-month stays for research and reflection at the physicist’s summerhouse

How to accept yourself and succeed on projects outside of your comfort zone

This year the Zeit-Stiftung Foundation’s Beyond Borders scheme is for PhD students interrogating conflict

Leo Foundation offers skin disease grants with enviable success rates and is increasing its funding
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How the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour sniffs out the best bids

The Gerda Henkel Foundation is an international funder with a straightforward approach

The cognition-focused Fyssen Foundation supports early career researchers moving to or from France

How the NIH uses the US government’s billions to shape the world of biomedical research

Velux Stiftung offers project grants in an eclectic range of subjects linked to daylight

The Human Frontier Science Program is an international funder focused on the new

Eight tips for funding-call information sessions and networking workshops

The British Ecological Society’s funding is open to scientists all around the world

US funders and agencies forced to confront an inconvenient truth

How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant

Cancer Research UK readies for next year’s Cancer Grand Challenges call

‘Science showoff’ Steve Cross on using humour wisely

Know what you’re signing up to by familiarising yourself with this vital document

What should a researcher, embarking on a long and winding academic career, take with them?

A sceptical medical establishment meant Barry Marshall found alternative ways to fund his groundbreaking research

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

A well-fitted fellowship for art and visual culture researchers

Ruminations on the level of detail needed in a grant application—and thoughts about cake

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

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

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

How to get writing done, even during tough times

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

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

Four tips to take on board before talking with commercial counterparts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

US funder offers major grants for emerging leaders in fundamental neuropsychiatry