World News
Read more on 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
ViewMy winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
My winning proposal: If the bid fits, reapply with it
Maisha Wester’s daring interdisciplinary Global Professorship bid needed three attempts to succeed
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
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...
Latest
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: Thinking beyond academia
Opportunity profile: Thinking beyond academia
The New Institute in Hamburg is looking for researchers to forge connections with wider society
ViewOpportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Opportunity profile: US cancer charity reaches out to Europe
Children’s Tumour Foundation president ‘loves risk’ and suggests Europeans find mentors for US grant-writing
ViewMy winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
My winning proposal: Letting ideas collide
An open mind and an independent streak are critical attributes for Cern’s senior research fellows
ViewMy winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
My winning proposal: Let your bid evolve
How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant
ViewMy winning proposal: Sharpening an ESRC grant to a fine point
My winning proposal: Sharpening an ESRC grant to a fine point
Deciding what to exclude was crucial to Melissa Colloff's successful new investigator grant bid
ViewOpportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
Opportunity profile: Bridging the early career funding gap
One-year fellowships from a Swiss medical research foundation help young researchers find their feet
ViewWellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
Wellcome Leap bets on breakthroughs
The Wellcome Trust’s spinoff fund will coordinate global research teams pushing the frontiers of medicine
ViewDoes Wellcome’s strategy pass the test?
Does Wellcome’s strategy pass the test?
Is it a PR exercise or should researchers sit up and take note?
ViewMy winning proposal: Persistence pays off
My winning proposal: Persistence pays off
Tips from a linguist who secured Marie Curie fellowship on fourth attempt
ViewOpportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
Opportunity profile: International prize in social science launched
The International Union of Academies' prizes offer a pot of cash and bags of prestige
ViewOpportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
Opportunity profile: Humanities scholars get a flavour of France
French foundation funds short research trips for humanities and social science scholars
ViewSo you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
So you’re new to…the National Institutes of Health
Two NIH insiders offer tips on applying to the world’s largest biomedical funder
ViewOpportunity profile: Learning the hard way
Opportunity profile: Learning the hard way
The British Academy's latest development-focused scheme looks at education in conflict and crisis
ViewTop PI Neus Sabaté: From career crisis to commercial success
Top PI Neus Sabaté: From career crisis to commercial success
Home pregnancy test sparked a flash of inspiration that transformed a stalling research career
ViewOpportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
Opportunity profile: Developing markets in the developing world
UK government-funded scheme offers grants for economics research in low- and middle-income countries
ViewMy winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
My winning proposal: China collaborations in the Covid age
Joint programme seeds collaborations between social scientists in Australia and China, despite troubled times
ViewMy winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
My winning proposal: Set your sights on the Smithsonian
Attention to detail brings the Smithsonian Institution's prestigious fellowships within reach
ViewOpportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
Opportunity profile: Research visits to the Holy City
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust brings professors and postdocs from all countries to Jerusalem
ViewCrunch time for NIHR’s global health programme
Crunch time for NIHR’s global health programme
Four years after launching, the NIHR's international health programme is entering a phase of renewal
ViewFrom the archive: Agropolis prizes for agricultural research
From 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
The 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
My 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
ViewOpportunity profile: Funders join forces on infectious disease
Opportunity profile: Funders join forces on infectious disease
Teams from US, UK, China and Israel can collaborate on big projects studying disease dynamics
ViewNegotiation stations
Negotiation stations
Tips for negotiating with funders and partners over research projects disrupted by Covid-19
ViewEurope-Africa R&D partnership waits while EU debates
Europe-Africa R&D partnership waits while EU debates
Executive director looks to the future of clinical research initiative focused on sub-Saharan Africa
ViewMaking the most of the media spotlight
Making 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
My 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
Top 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
The 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
My 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
My 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
My winning proposal: Food for thought in foreign lands
Travel fellowships in sustainable agriculture with the OECD Co-operative Research Programme favour policy-focused projects