Funding Insight

ViewFrom the archive: Uncovering a postdoc in Japan

Japanese universities can be excellent bases for research in many fields

ViewOpportunity profile: Agropolis works from the ground up

How the French foundation supports research-led outreach and dissemination activities

ViewFrom the archive: Crossing the frontier

Be bold to have your international life-sciences collaboration funded by the Human Frontier Science Program

ViewOpportunity profile: Tending to ecology research

The British Ecological Society’s funding is open to scientists all around the world

ViewMy winning proposal: Letting a bid ferment

Use your prep time wisely, says the winner of a Farm to Fork forerunner call

ViewFrom the archive: The final countdown

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

ViewFreezing out harassment in remote research environments

US funders and agencies forced to confront an inconvenient truth

ViewMy winning proposal: Reaching out

Don’t be overawed by Wellcome’s Early Career Awards—help is always at hand

ViewFive steps to career progression in research support

Suggestions on how to move forward when you’re stuck in a rut

ViewFrom the archive: Let your bid evolve

How a PhD student followed the learning curve to win a Leakey Foundation grant

ViewUp to the challenge

Cancer Research UK readies for next year’s Cancer Grand Challenges call

ViewFrom the archive: The funding nightmare before Christmas

How to construct a truly ghastly grant bid

ViewMy winning proposal: Growing up

A recent European Research Council Synergy Grant shows that degrowth research has come of age

ViewFrom the archive: Comedy in public engagement is no joke

‘Science showoff’ Steve Cross on using humour wisely

ViewWhat’s in the contract? (part 1)

Know what you’re signing up to by familiarising yourself with this vital document

ViewTen items for your backpack

What should a researcher, embarking on a long and winding academic career, take with them?

ViewFrom the archive: From home inventions to the Nobel Prize

A sceptical medical establishment meant Barry Marshall found alternative ways to fund his groundbreaking research

ViewOpportunity profile: Europe-wide child-cancer call

European Science Foundation chief executive gives the lowdown on a unique scheme

ViewFrom the archive: Cutting out cut-and-paste

Defaulting to generalities in bids is a mistake—here’s how to avoid it

ViewResearch careers: Spinning the wheel

Developing a more realistic model of career progression

ViewFrom the archive: Time away for art scholars

A well-fitted fellowship for art and visual culture researchers

ViewToo much information?

Ruminations on the level of detail needed in a grant application—and thoughts about cake

ViewOpportunity profile: Communicating sustainability

Future Earth’s communication grants give scientists the chance to flex their creative muscles

ViewFrom the archive: Return journey

Each year the Australian Research Council tries to lure researchers back home

ViewFrom the archive: The hard write

How to get writing done, even during tough times

ViewOpportunity profile: Redefining disability-inclusive development

Accessibility is a watchword for the AHRC’s latest global-development call

ViewOpportunity profile: Pulling together

Building solid consortia is essential in the Innovative Health Initiative’s first call of Horizon Europe

ViewAttacking your first grant application

Banish your doubting inner voice with this compendium of first-grant advice

ViewOpportunity profile: Promoting partnerships for the planet

The Medical Research Foundation addresses the health impact of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

ViewFrom the archive: Open your mind to US Alzheimer’s funding

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