Funding Insight
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This year the Zeit-Stiftung Foundation’s Beyond Borders scheme is for PhD students interrogating conflict
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Leo Foundation offers skin disease grants with enviable success rates and is increasing its funding
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The Human Frontier Science Program is an international funder focused on the new
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Moderna’s Global Fellowships are for researchers with bold ideas in an array of fields
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How the NIH uses the US government’s billions to shape the world of biomedical research
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Velux Stiftung offers project grants in an eclectic range of subjects linked to daylight
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Eight tips for funding-call information sessions and networking workshops
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The British Ecological Society’s funding is open to scientists all around the world
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US funders and agencies forced to confront an inconvenient truth
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How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant
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Cancer Research UK readies for next year’s Cancer Grand Challenges call
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‘Science showoff’ Steve Cross on using humour wisely
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Know what you’re signing up to by familiarising yourself with this vital document
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What should a researcher, embarking on a long and winding academic career, take with them?
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A sceptical medical establishment meant Barry Marshall found alternative ways to fund his groundbreaking research
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Defaulting to generalities in bids is a mistake—here’s how to avoid it
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A well-fitted fellowship for art and visual culture researchers
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Ruminations on the level of detail needed in a grant application—and thoughts about cake
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Future Earth’s communication grants give scientists the chance to flex their creative muscles
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Early career researchers should not be expected to bid for funding with little project experience
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Each year the Australian Research Council tries to lure researchers back home
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How to get writing done, even during tough times
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Banish your doubting inner voice with this compendium of first-grant advice
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With the right skills, non-US scientists can unlock overlooked American funders like the BrightFocus Foundation
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Four tips to take on board before talking with commercial counterparts
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US-based Kenneth Rainin Foundation is on the lookout for new ways to tackle unmet needs
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French organisation’s chief executive discusses new opening to attract top young talent from other countries
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The Gatsby Charitable Foundation seeks to fill in the funding gaps for early career researchers
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Non-disclosure agreements are sometimes advisable when entering discussions on research partnerships—but not always
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Second competition on climate and health launches with more calls to follow
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Uncovering the ageless yet unfounded stories that dissuade people from applying for fellowships
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Grant writing is not many researchers’ favourite task—what if it was your whole job?
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US funder offers major grants for emerging leaders in fundamental neuropsychiatry
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The thoughts that even successful academics must keep to themselves
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Why universities undervalue co-investigators, why they shouldn’t—and what to do about it
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Why co-investigators are crucial and how to be an effective one
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The specialist funder perfect for pilot studies related to human aggression