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A competition from the UK’s Royal Academy of Engineering offers training, mentoring and cash prizes
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Know your audience
Why you might be writing funding bids with the wrong readers in mind
ViewSo you’re new to… the National Science Foundation
So you’re new to… the National Science Foundation
A primer on how the national US funder for non-biomedical science goes about international partnerships
ViewMy winning proposal: Close listening helps fellowship fly
My winning proposal: Close listening helps fellowship fly
Applicants for Wellcome Trust humanities and social science fellowships should pay close attention to feedback
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ViewWinning over funders through open science
Winning over funders through open science
Earma 2021: Experts explain why embedding open science in grant proposals reaps rewards
ViewFrom the archive: Cern’s fellowships of the ring
From the archive: Cern’s fellowships of the ring
Enthusiasm is just as important as publication record in prestigious scheme
ViewFrom the archive: Sweetening social research proposals
From the archive: Sweetening social research proposals
Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Katharine Knox explains how to prepare a tasty treat for reviewers
ViewOpportunity profile: Seeking independence in Austria
Opportunity profile: Seeking independence in Austria
New Austrian Science Fund programme aims to help postdocs from any country find their feet
ViewGetting to grips with EU policy pays off for Horizon Europe bids
Getting to grips with EU policy pays off for Horizon Europe bids
Earma 2021: Why most proposals need more than just academic excellence to beat the pack
ViewOpportunity profile: Pulling habits out of rats
Opportunity profile: Pulling habits out of rats
How the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour sniffs out the best bids
ViewOpportunity profile: Cross-cutting projects shine for Swiss funder
Opportunity profile: Cross-cutting projects shine for Swiss funder
Velux Stiftung offers project grants in an eclectic range of subjects linked to daylight
ViewThe hard write
The hard write
Advice on academic writing in times of turmoil
ViewAristotle’s guide to persuasive grantwriting
Aristotle’s guide to persuasive grantwriting
Christine Black goes back to the fundamentals, finding grantwriting tips from ancient Greece
ViewTop PI Scott O’Neill: The power of philanthropy
Top PI Scott O’Neill: The power of philanthropy
How a catalytic Gates Foundation grant sparked a global programme making inroads into tropical diseases
ViewOpportunity profile: Fully equipped
Opportunity profile: Fully equipped
Grant programme provides lab equipment for projects in basic sciences in resource-poor countries
ViewA rough guide to research project management
A rough guide to research project management
Carving out planning time at the start of a research project pays dividends
ViewWhere next, post-postdoc?
Where next, post-postdoc?
Members of an alumni association provide advice on finding career paths inside and outside academia
ViewOpportunity profile: Equity essential for NIHR global grants
Opportunity profile: Equity essential for NIHR global grants
Joint leadership between partners is required across major UK global health research programme
ViewWrite grants like a boss
Write grants like a boss
Tips on polishing your grantwriting to keep your reviewers onside
ViewPlan S in the UK
Plan S in the UK
A quick stock-take on how three UK funders are implementing the open-access initiative
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
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
ViewSo you’re new to… Plan S
So you’re new to… Plan S
A primer on the much-debated open access initiative as Horizon Europe kicks off
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
ViewMy winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
My winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
Maisha Wester’s daring interdisciplinary Global Professorship bid needed three attempts to succeed
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
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...
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
ViewOpportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Opportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Children’s Tumour Foundation president ‘loves risk’ and suggests Europeans find mentors for US grant-writing
ViewMy winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
My winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
An open mind and an independent streak are critical attributes for Cern’s senior research fellows
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