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Fulbright Australia looks for academic ambassadors to visit the US under its Postdoctoral Scholarship scheme
ViewTop PI Barry Marshall: From home inventions to the Nobel prize
Top PI Barry Marshall: From home inventions to the Nobel prize
A sceptical medical establishment meant Australian gastroenterologist found alternative ways to fund his groundbreaking research
ViewMy winning proposal: Engineering an NHMRC proof-of-concept grant
My winning proposal: Engineering an NHMRC proof-of-concept grant
Engineer Tuncay Alan explains how he won a commercialisation grant from Australia’s national medical funder
ViewFinding favour with funders through citizen science
Finding favour with funders through citizen science
Public participation in research projects can win over funding bodies focused on science and society
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ViewOpportunity profile: Booster shot for NZ health research
Opportunity profile: Booster shot for NZ health research
New Zealand’s Health Research Council offers career development awards to sharpen research skills among clinicians
ViewMy winning proposal: Seeing astronomy up close
My winning proposal: Seeing astronomy up close
Enthusiasm and independence are needed to win a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Southern Observatory
ViewMy winning proposal: Where violence is interrogated
My winning proposal: Where violence is interrogated
The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression
ViewOpportunity profile: Taking geosciences to new places
Opportunity profile: Taking geosciences to new places
Public engagement grants from the European Geosciences Union encourage creative ways to reach audiences
ViewKnow your audience
Know your audience
Why you might be writing funding bids with the wrong readers in mind
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
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
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
ViewLooking outside academia for a fundable future
Looking outside academia for a fundable future
Advice on finding avenues to apply research as politicians emphasise entrepreneurship at Australian universities
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
ViewWrite grants like a boss
Write grants like a boss
Tips on polishing your grantwriting to keep your reviewers onside
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
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
ViewGetting published in the arts and humanities
Getting published in the arts and humanities
Four golden rules to guide your publication strategy
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
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
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
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