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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
ViewOpportunity profile: Early career lifeline in Western Australia
Opportunity profile: Early career lifeline in Western Australia
Extra chance to win generous, but hypercompetitive, fellowships from the Forrest Research Foundation
ViewOpportunity profile: Adding value in the arts
Opportunity profile: Adding value in the arts
Through its research partnerships scheme, the Australia Council helps arts researchers amplify their impact
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ViewWhere next, post-postdoc?
Where next, post-postdoc?
Members of an alumni association provide advice on finding career paths inside and outside academia
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
ViewFunder profile: International Brain Research Organization
Funder profile: International Brain Research Organization
President says major changes are afoot at an association supporting neuroscientists worldwide
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
ViewCovid-19 funder update: The National Institutes of Health
Covid-19 funder update: The National Institutes of Health
Senior figures at the US biomedical funder explain their priorities for supporting grantees through Covid-19
ViewChoose the good money over the big money
Choose the good money over the big money
Why research managers and academic leaders need a holistic approach when choosing funding opportunities
ViewMy winning proposal: Accelerating astronomy
My winning proposal: Accelerating astronomy
Making a strategic case for strengthening Australia’s astronomy community led to a successful ARC bid
ViewFrom the archive: Secrets of the deep
From the archive: Secrets of the deep
The Padi Foundation takes the plunge with marine research projects other funders might refuse
ViewOpportunity profile: Data-driven prize for pandemic protection
Opportunity profile: Data-driven prize for pandemic protection
Prize fund of £10 million will award creative ideas for harnessing data to combat disease...
ViewExamining the health impact of the climate crisis
Examining the health impact of the climate crisis
The A$10 million call for an interdisciplinary network aiming to boost Australian research capacity
ViewOpportunity profile: Thinking beyond academia
Opportunity profile: Thinking beyond academia
The New Institute in Hamburg is looking for researchers to forge connections with wider society
ViewMy winning proposal: Sweet success in top NZ grant scheme
My winning proposal: Sweet success in top NZ grant scheme
Honeybee researcher overcame a dreadful review to win a prestigious Marsden Fund grant
ViewMy winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
My winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant
ViewOpportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
Opportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
One-year fellowships from a Swiss medical research foundation help young researchers find their feet
ViewWellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
Wellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
The Wellcome Trust’s spinoff fund will coordinate global research teams pushing the frontiers of medicine
ViewMy winning proposal: Focusing on cancer control
My winning proposal: Focusing on cancer control
Directing her research towards the impact of cancer opened doors for biomedical researcher Melissa Cantley
ViewMy winning proposal: Persistence pays off
My winning proposal: Persistence pays off
Tips from a linguist who secured Marie Curie fellowship on fourth attempt
ViewOpportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
Opportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
The International Union of Academies' prizes offer a pot of cash and bags of prestige
ViewOpportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
Opportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
French foundation funds short research trips for humanities and social science scholars
ViewSo you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
So you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
Two NIH insiders offer tips on applying to the world’s largest biomedical funder
ViewLinkage grant forges connections with cultural heritage
Linkage grant forges connections with cultural heritage
Long-term relationships with a remote Aboriginal community formed the cornerstone of a successful ARC bid
ViewOpportunity profile: Learning the hard way
Opportunity profile: Learning the hard way
The British Academy's latest development-focused scheme looks at education in conflict and crisis
ViewOpportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
Opportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
UK government-funded scheme offers grants for economics research in low- and middle-income countries
ViewMy winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
My winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
Joint programme seeds collaborations between social scientists in Australia and China, despite troubled times
ViewMy winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
My winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
Attention to detail brings the Smithsonian Institution's prestigious fellowships within reach
ViewOpportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
Opportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust brings professors and postdocs from all countries to Jerusalem
ViewFrom the archive: Agropolis prizes for agricultural research
From the archive: Agropolis prizes for agricultural research
Food security is once again a focus for the Agropolis Foundation's biennial funding scheme
ViewTop PI Emma Lee: Harvesting social impact
Top PI Emma Lee: Harvesting social impact
Involving policymakers in her research, Emma Lee is creating lasting social change for Indigenous communities
ViewThe seven deadly sins of multi-partner bids
The seven deadly sins of multi-partner bids
Identify the hazards involved in consortium bids before you stumble over them
ViewMy winning proposal: Open your mind to US Alzheimer’s funding
My winning proposal: Open your mind to US Alzheimer’s funding
With the right skills, non-US scientists can unlock overlooked US funders, like the BrightFocus Foundation