Funding Insight

ViewFrom the archive: Stepping up to supervise

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

ViewDiversity, equity and inclusion: Pushing back against pushback

RPN Live: How to champion anti-discriminatory policies in the face of resistance

ViewERC funding in 2024: what has changed?

Officials talk us through updates to the European Research Council’s funding calls for 2024

ViewPreparing for funding interviews: How to help yourself

The second of two articles on the run-up to grant or fellowship interviews

ViewFrom the archive: Breaking down lump-sum funding

Horizon Europe pilot scheme participants describe their experiences

ViewOpportunity profile: Piloting paediatric disease research

The European learned society’s small grants can start big things

ViewPreparing for funding interviews: How to help others

Part one of two on the run-up to grant or fellowship interviews

ViewOpportunity profile: ODA research returns to the academy

The British Academy’s International Interdisciplinary Research Projects programme prioritises early career researchers

ViewUK in Horizon: money on the table

Now a deal is struck, what funding is available to UK applicants and European partners?

ViewKill the villain!

Why centring on a mighty foe in research grants can pay dividends

ViewMid-career researchers: a blueprint for change

How to tackle the problems faced by the ‘squeezed middle’

ViewFrom the archive: Critical friends and their benefits

Friendship is a valuable antidote to an increasingly competitive academia

ViewOpportunity profile: Protecting genuine green growth

Eleven European national funders have joined up for a €7 million forestry call

ViewThe battle for research integrity is winnable

RPN Live: Artificial intelligence, paper mills and more are troubling, but a fightback is afoot

ViewFrom the archive: Let’s talk about the kids

Why it’s worth discussing family matters in bids—and how to go about it

ViewEncouraging interdisciplinarity

What can research management and support offices do to ready researchers for multidisciplinary calls?

ViewFrom the archive: Seeing astronomy up close

Enthusiasm and independence are needed to win a postdoctoral fellowship at the European Southern Observatory

ViewLetters of support: Crafting the text

The concluding part of our letter-writing workshop provides some dos and don’ts

ViewOpportunity profile: Building climate resilience in Africa

Nature-based solutions to be examined in £9.5m call

ViewFocus on the NSF: Promoting progress

The National Science Foundation is a US megafunder behind a cavalcade of grants

ViewFrom the archive: Partnerships for the planet

The Medical Research Foundation’s scheme addressing the health impacts of climate change will soon return

ViewLetters of support: How to go about getting one

Part one of two about an annoying—but necessary—section of grant applications

ViewFrom the archive: Telling the panel a story

Advice on structuring an interview presentation to a major funder

ViewStanding up to development agencies

Inorms 2023: The idea that international agencies should consider national priorities remains controversial

ViewSix tips for international collaboration

RPN Live: Advice on approaching the Gates Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and more

ViewNarrative CVs: hard work but worth it

European funders and grantees are grappling with the introduction of the narrative CV format

ViewOpportunity profile: Belmont Forum favours big consortia

Belmont’s latest call is an invitation to environmental and health researchers to really reach out

ViewNIH confidential

Former US National Cancer Institute director speaks candidly about the world’s largest public biomedical funder

ViewWhen less is more

How ruthless should grant writers be with the weaker elements of a proposal or project?

ViewSo you’re new to… patient and public involvement

Ten things to consider to make sure you’re doing PPI right