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ViewFrom the archive: Agropolis prizes for agricultural research

Food security is once again a focus for the Agropolis Foundation's biennial funding scheme

ViewThe seven deadly sins of multi-partner bids

Identify the hazards involved in consortium bids before you stumble over them

ViewMy winning proposal: Open your mind to US Alzheimer’s funding

With the right skills, non-US scientists can unlock overlooked US funders, like the BrightFocus Foundation

ViewFunding at a glance: 11-24 September

This week: future ERC calls, tackling fake news, Spain’s strategy for personalised medicine, and more

ViewHome-working risks losing the personal touch

The shift to online working weakens bonds of trust in research networks, writes Robert Dingwall

ViewNegotiation stations

Tips for negotiating with funders and partners over research projects disrupted by Covid-19

ViewSo you’re new to…the European Research Council

An ERC council member and recent grantee offer advice on approaching the flagship funder

ViewEurope-Africa R&D partnership waits while EU debates

Executive director looks to the future of clinical research initiative focused on sub-Saharan Africa

ViewFunding at a glance: 27 August to 10 September

The latest research funding news from around Europe

ViewMaking the most of the media spotlight

Oceanographer Erik van Sebille explains how being catapulted into the international media accelerated his career

ViewMy winning proposal: Getting a museum fellowship shipshape

A National Maritime Museum fellowship bid should show the applicant will hit the ground running

ViewTop PI Gerd Gigerenzer: Bridging the social-science funding gap

The unlikely funding source that helped a leading psychologist apply his research findings

ViewThe final countdown: Mastering ‘last-minute’ grant applications

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

ViewMy winning proposal: Kick-starting collaborations in China

How a Chinese Academy of Sciences grant opened up fresh research avenues

ViewMy winning proposal: Baroque funder fosters cultural historians

Showing potential for new perspectives on the Baroque age impresses Turin-based funder

ViewMy winning proposal: Food for thought in foreign lands

Travel fellowships in sustainable agriculture with the OECD Co-operative Research Programme favour policy-focused projects

ViewOpportunity profile: Joining up spinal injury research

Basic, translational and clinical research into spinal injury are all covered by Wings of Life

ViewMy winning proposal: A bid worth meditating on

Bial Foundation offers up to €50,000 for frontier research in parapsychology and psychobiology

ViewOpportunity profile: Merck seeks out emerging game-changers

Pandemic preparedness included in research grants call from pharmaceutical giant

ViewLockdown lessons: Finding funding wins in a pandemic

Remote working has given research offices the opportunity to deliver more, says Dipti Pandya

ViewMy winning proposals: An STFC and Royal Society double hit

The astronomer who won one prestigious fellowship at the third attempt, but accepted another

ViewOpportunity profile: Big money for international networks

The chief scientific officer of the Leducq Foundation explains what he looks for in applications

ViewOpportunity profile: Fellowships offer fast track to policy influence

The Charlemagne Prize Academy links young researchers with European movers and shakers

ViewCovid-19 R&D: the global funding picture

How $8bn in funding commitments for Covid-19 R&D have played out globally

ViewStructurally speaking

A strong case for support needs the right elements in the right order

ViewExposure to entrepreneurs can deliver big benefits

Head of Eureka network of innovation funders on the benefits of SME-led projects

ViewMy winning proposal: Academic freedom for social scientists

Fellowships at the European University Institute offer more than the average postdoc position

ViewOpportunity profile: New lymphoma funder presses ahead

Originality and innovation are watchwords for one of Europe’s newest cancer research funders

ViewMy winning proposal: Seedcorn grants nurture early ideas

The European Association of Social Psychology offers small grants to kickstart new research lines

ViewOpportunity profile: Fellowships for Africa’s future research stars

Career development scheme aims to build clinical research skills in sub-Saharan Africa