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Poland’s top research institution will host 15 international fellows for two-year projects
ViewOpportunity profile: Social science crosses borders
Opportunity profile: Social science crosses borders
Open Research Area call involves UK, France, Germany and Canada, with Japan an additional partner
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Read all about it
What to pay attention to when consulting call documentation
ViewMy winning proposal: Chance for junior researchers to think big
My 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
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ViewOpportunity profile: Live-in history for young scholars
Opportunity profile: Live-in history for young scholars
Residential fellowships in Germany offer career-starting opportunities for junior researchers focused on European history
ViewFrom the archive: The fine art of a Smithsonian application
From the archive: The fine art of a Smithsonian application
Fulfilling the institution’s criteria in the limited space provided is essential for fellowship success
ViewHorizon Europe opens for business in Australia and NZ
Horizon Europe opens for business in Australia and NZ
The European Union is pushing its researchers to collaborate with their most distant colleagues
ViewOpportunity profile: With peace in mind
Opportunity profile: With peace in mind
An international funder is striving to move peace research forward
ViewSo you’re new to…USAID
So you’re new to…USAID
Brushing up on the US development funder’s priorities is job number one before submitting bids
ViewLonger Covid: Funders consider lasting changes post-pandemic
Longer Covid: Funders consider lasting changes post-pandemic
European Research Council chief outlines ongoing flexibilities as researchers fear Covid’s long-term impact on careers
ViewFrom the archive: Big money for the big questions
From the archive: Big money for the big questions
The John Templeton Foundation is a funder like no other
ViewOpportunity profile: Indian promise
Opportunity profile: Indian promise
How the India Alliance is angling for ambitious biomedical researchers from overseas
ViewGetting familiar with MSCA international partnerships
Getting familiar with MSCA international partnerships
European Commission experts outline dos and don’ts on MSCA Doctoral Networks and Staff Exchanges
ViewOpportunity profile: Delving into the EU’s financial past
Opportunity profile: Delving into the EU’s financial past
The European Court of Auditors funds research visits to the EU’s historical archives in Florence
ViewPublishing a first monograph: from proposal to print
Publishing 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
So you’re new to…the European Innovation Council
An EIC programme manager explains how to handle the funder’s ‘challenge-driven’ calls
ViewPublishing a first monograph: from thesis to proposal
Publishing a first monograph: from thesis to proposal
The first instalment of a two-part primer for early career academics
ViewMy winning proposal: A paediatric project’s healthy development
My winning proposal: A paediatric project’s healthy development
An achievable goal secured a translational grant from the European Society for Paediatric Research
ViewFrom the archive: Scoring the ERC’s biggest grant
From the archive: Scoring the ERC’s biggest grant
European Research Council Synergy Grants, ten years on
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
ViewHow MSCA is changing under Horizon Europe
How MSCA is changing under Horizon Europe
What the update of the EU’s flagship programme for early career researchers means for applicants
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: Prepping for surgical innovation
Opportunity profile: Prepping for surgical innovation
How Switzerland’s AO Foundation supports the development of tools and services for surgeons
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
ViewOpportunity profile: What happens when Europe gets old?
Opportunity profile: What happens when Europe gets old?
Germany’s Volkswagen Foundation is funding cross-European projects that tackle the challenges of a greying continent
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
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
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
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
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
ViewRinging the changes to grant proposals under Horizon Europe
Ringing the changes to grant proposals under Horizon Europe
Revamped impact assessment, evaluation pilots and gender equality plans on the cards for multi-partner proposals
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