Funding Insight

Grantees and funders discuss schemes’ successes and failures—and what the future may hold

Changes in the powerhouse biomedical charity’s strategy are set to shake up funding patterns

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

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

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

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

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

Eight tips for funding-call information sessions and networking workshops

Japanese universities can be excellent bases for research in many fields

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

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

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

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

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

US funders and agencies forced to confront an inconvenient truth

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

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

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

How to construct a truly ghastly grant bid

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

‘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

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

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

Developing a more realistic model of career progression

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

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

How to get writing done, even during tough times