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Travel fellowships in sustainable agriculture with the OECD Co-operative Research Programme favour policy-focused projects
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Playing ‘Fantasy Grant Applicant’
Distilling tips and tricks from Funding Insight to become a virtual grantsmanship champion
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Landing a US faculty job post-Covid-19
US universities lean on NIH awards for hiring faculty, but recent events could upend policies
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Africa needs better links between research and business
Innovators in Africa are yet to fulfil their potential, write Moses Alobo and Simon Ndoria
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ViewMy winning proposal: Baroque funder fosters cultural historians
My winning proposal: Baroque funder fosters cultural historians
Showing potential for new perspectives on the Baroque age impresses Turin-based funder
ViewOpportunity profile: Joining up spinal injury research
Opportunity 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
My 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
Opportunity 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
Lockdown 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
My 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
Opportunity profile: Big money for international networks
The chief scientific officer of the Leducq Foundation explains what he looks for in applications
ViewMy winning proposal: Wellcome workshop works wonders
My winning proposal: Wellcome workshop works wonders
Fostering genuine team spirit in the run-up to a Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award
ViewRough seas ahead after DfID’s Foreign Office merger
Rough seas ahead after DfID’s Foreign Office merger
International development researchers and practitioners should prepare for a coming storm
ViewCovid-19 R&D: the global funding picture
Covid-19 R&D: the global funding picture
How $8bn in funding commitments for Covid-19 R&D have played out globally
ViewStructurally speaking
Structurally speaking
A strong case for support needs the right elements in the right order
ViewExposure to entrepreneurs can deliver big benefits
Exposure 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
My winning proposal: Academic freedom for social scientists
Fellowships at the European University Institute offer more than the average postdoc position
ViewOpportunity profile: Digital humanities go transatlantic
Opportunity profile: Digital humanities go transatlantic
A scheme linking UK and US funders looks to help museums improve digital access
ViewOpportunity profile: New lymphoma funder presses ahead
Opportunity profile: New lymphoma funder presses ahead
Originality and innovation are watchwords for one of Europe’s newest cancer research funders
ViewOpportunity profile: Fellowships for Africa’s future research stars
Opportunity profile: Fellowships for Africa’s future research stars
Career development scheme aims to build clinical research skills in sub-Saharan Africa
ViewGrant proposals through the looking glass
Grant proposals through the looking glass
How to get everything wrong when preparing a bid
ViewOur winning proposals: Future leaders need their A game
Our winning proposals: Future leaders need their A game
Lock down every aspect of a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship bid to secure a win
ViewMy winning proposal: The forward-thinking history funder
My winning proposal: The forward-thinking history funder
The Gerda Henkel Foundation is an international funder with a straightforward approach
ViewHow will Covid-19 affect research for development?
How will Covid-19 affect research for development?
The pandemic has revealed Africa’s enhanced research capacity but may threaten international funding
ViewGetting involved in a Covid-19 mega-trial
Getting involved in a Covid-19 mega-trial
Norwegian researchers explain how to get rapid clinical trials off the ground
ViewMy winning proposal: EMBO awards go global
My winning proposal: EMBO awards go global
EMBO’s Global Investigator awards offer collaboration opportunities for international labs
ViewOpportunity profile: NSF-ERC scheme fosters research visits
Opportunity profile: NSF-ERC scheme fosters research visits
Programme linking NSF-funded researchers with ERC-funded hosts expands
ViewOpportunity profile: Finding a fellowship match in Paris
Opportunity profile: Finding a fellowship match in Paris
EU supported programme offers international fellowships across 13 fields at institutions in the Paris region
ViewEarly careers: The imposter’s guide to method acting
Early careers: The imposter’s guide to method acting
How to accept and succeed on projects outside your comfort zone
ViewOur winning proposals: Biotech grants lift labs around the globe
Our winning proposals: Biotech grants lift labs around the globe
Researchers in Mexico, Malaysia and Brazil shed light on biotechnology grants from UN-affiliated funder
ViewCovid-19 funder updates: European research agencies
Covid-19 funder updates: European research agencies
How schemes from the Europe’s major funders are affected by the coronavirus outbreak
ViewCovid-19 funder updates: UK non-biomed research
Covid-19 funder updates: UK non-biomed research
How schemes from the UK’s major funders are affected by the coronavirus outbreak
ViewOpportunity profile: Crossing borders on cultural heritage
Opportunity profile: Crossing borders on cultural heritage
Foundations in Germany, Italy and Sweden take a global perspective on cultural heritage and change
ViewHome-working in the time of Covid-19
Home-working in the time of Covid-19
Pointers for working under lockdown from the Research Professional News team
ViewThe four helpful people you need as an early-career researcher
The four helpful people you need as an early-career researcher
When you start your career, you need to ask for help—but from whom?
ViewOpportunity profile: Residential fellowships broaden the mind
Opportunity profile: Residential fellowships broaden the mind
Germany’s Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg offers fellowships to researchers across a range of fields, at any level
ViewPreparing to be a PI
Preparing to be a PI
How to make it over the high bar between postdoc and principal investigator