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ViewFrom the archive: Hidden treasure for cancer researchers

The little-known funder that offers top-ups to clinical projects

ViewOpen access: The four myths of transformative agreements

Why researchers should not fear the new era of open publication

ViewFrom the archive: Letting ideas collide

An open mind and an independent streak are critical attributes for Cern’s senior research fellows

ViewFrom the archive: On building a track record

Evergreen advice on how to grow mighty oaks from tiny acorns

ViewOpportunity profile: Cost collaborations pay off

How Cost Action networks function and how they can boost careers

ViewThe funding nightmare before Christmas

A cautionary tale of how bids can go badly awry

ViewFrom the archive: Rallying to fight ovarian cancer

The US specialist funder whose main programme is researcher-led and open to international applications

ViewA peek inside a funding panel

What really goes on when your application is discussed?

ViewOur winning proposal: Breaking down lump-sum funding

EU looks ahead to lump sum funding rollout, as pilot scheme participants describe their experiences

ViewStepping up: Managing collaborations

The second of two articles about taking on responsibilities as an early career academic

ViewStepping up: Supervising PhD students

The first of two articles about taking on responsibilities as an early career academic

ViewFrom the archive: I got published in Nature as a PhD student

How good fortune and determination combined to unlock a career goal for one young researcher

ViewFrom the archive: Embo’s short and sweet fellowships

Applicants must address exchange of skills in their bids

ViewNHMRC reviewer: ‘No one wants a wall of text’

An experienced peer reviewer on making proposals shine and standards of indigenous health research

ViewOpportunity profile: Swiss movement

Bids to Switzerland’s Ambizione early-career fellowship scheme should live up to its name

ViewOpportunity profile: Live-in history for young scholars

Residential fellowships in Germany offer career-starting opportunities for junior researchers focused on European history

ViewOpportunity profile: Polish national academy goes global

Poland’s top research institution will host 15 international fellows for two-year projects

ViewFrom the archive: The fine art of a Smithsonian application

Fulfilling the institution’s criteria in the limited space provided is essential for fellowship success

ViewOpportunity profile: Social science crosses borders

Open Research Area call involves UK, France, Germany and Canada, with Japan an additional partner

ViewMy winning proposal: ‘One day we will have a CRC’

The successful Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre bid took years and overcame initial rejection

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What to pay attention to when consulting call documentation

ViewOpportunity profile: With peace in mind

An international funder is striving to move peace research forward

ViewSo you’re new to…USAID

Brushing up on the US development funder’s priorities is job number one before submitting bids

ViewMy winning proposal: Chance for junior researchers to think big

Early career researchers can build networks around societal challenges through Europe’s Institutes for Advanced Study

ViewFrom the archive: Big money for the big questions

The John Templeton Foundation is a funder like no other

ViewOpportunity profile: Indian promise

How the India Alliance is angling for ambitious biomedical researchers from overseas

ViewOpportunity profile: Pan-African scheme picks future leaders

African Academy of Sciences encourages continental collaboration in five-year projects that address development priorities

ViewPublishing a first monograph: from proposal to print

The final instalment of a two-part primer for early career academics

ViewSo you’re new to…the European Innovation Council

An EIC programme manager explains how to handle the funder’s ‘challenge-driven’ calls