Funding Insight

ViewFrom the archive: The forward-thinking history funder

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

ViewFocus on NIH: The big beast

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

ViewFrom the archive: Cross-cutting projects shine for Swiss funder

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

ViewOpportunity profile: Danish funder delivers for dermatology

Leo Foundation offers skin disease grants with enviable success rates and is increasing its funding

ViewMy winning proposal: Pushing the frontier

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

ViewFrom the archive: Getting the most from town-hall meetings

Eight tips for funding-call information sessions and networking workshops

ViewFrom the archive: Uncovering a postdoc in Japan

Japanese universities can be excellent bases for research in many fields

ViewOpportunity profile: Agropolis works from the ground up

How the French foundation supports research-led outreach and dissemination activities

ViewFrom the archive: Crossing the frontier

Be bold to have your international life-sciences collaboration funded by the Human Frontier Science Program

ViewOpportunity profile: Tending to ecology research

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

ViewMy winning proposal: Letting a bid ferment

Use your prep time wisely, says the winner of a Farm to Fork forerunner call

ViewFrom the archive: The final countdown

Last-minute bids can succeed, but need careful planning before the late burst of activity

ViewFreezing out harassment in remote research environments

US funders and agencies forced to confront an inconvenient truth

ViewMy winning proposal: Reaching out

Don’t be overawed by Wellcome’s Early Career Awards—help is always at hand

ViewOpportunity profile: Greener city living

European Urban Initiative wants researchers to get involved with its New European Bauhaus project

ViewOpportunity profile: Collaboration key for UK-Irish co-centres

Three funders look to build collaborative partnerships across Ireland, Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ViewFive steps to career progression in research support

Suggestions on how to move forward when you’re stuck in a rut

ViewFrom the archive: Let your bid evolve

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

ViewUp to the challenge

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

ViewFrom the archive: The funding nightmare before Christmas

How to construct a truly ghastly grant bid

ViewMy winning proposal: Growing up

A recent European Research Council Synergy Grant shows that degrowth research has come of age

ViewFrom the archive: Comedy in public engagement is no joke

‘Science showoff’ Steve Cross on using humour wisely

ViewWhat’s in the contract? (part 1)

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

ViewTen items for your backpack

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

ViewPillar 2: Learning the language

Scientists face communication challenges in Horizon Europe’s Pillar 2, but these can be overcome

ViewMy winning proposal: Get psyched up

The Experimental Psychology Society is a rare source of funding for pilot studies

ViewFrom the archive: Making sense in English and German

Bids to a joint UK-German humanities scheme must not get lost in translation

ViewEurope funding at a glance: 7-20 October

This week: Marie Skłodowska-Curie calls, draft health topics and a quantum collaboration

ViewSo you’re new to… GDPR

A primer on data protection and why you should consider it sooner rather than later

ViewOpportunity profile: Europe-wide child-cancer call

European Science Foundation chief executive gives the lowdown on a unique scheme