Questions tagged [funding]
This tag refers to questions related to source and utilization of academic funding from government or non-governmental sources.
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Should I avoid "woke" language when applying for NSF GRFP?
I don't want the title to sound like I am opposed to such things, I'm not! I do, however, want to receive federal money. In the current political climate, is it more likely to help me or hurt me to ...
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What are signs that a US PhD program isn't doing well? [duplicate]
This was a question I wanted to ask for some time since I graduated from a PhD program two months ago that was on the ropes. They even stopped admitting students to my program two academic years ago ...
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Advices - selecting affiliation and seeking travel grants or sponsorship to present accepted paper at top-tier conference (workshop) [closed]
I got accepted paper at a workshop for top tier conference in AI (it will occur in the USA). I want to participate because it will help towards my doctoral applications, but I need to address doubts ...
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How can someone find out if a PhD program is one in name only? Or, just isn't doing well at all?
I'm making this post as somewhat of a spin-off to yesterday's post about PhD program prestige. After my experience in my PhD program, I can confidently say I feel like a "PhD in name only" ...
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How to write a postdoc project proposal in the humanities?
I'll be applying to the British Academy International Fellowship, and as I've been preparing my project proposal, I've realised I don't really know exactly how I should write it, especially keeping in ...
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Why do most academics say that prestige of a PhD program and/or university doesn't matter when seems to me that it does in most cases?
I'm a recent PhD graduate who finished at a program ranked towards the bottom of my field. I've spoken to a lot of people with PhDs over the years and many of them have a tendency to say that program ...
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What happens to academic grants if you leave for industry?
I am actively applying for third-party funds as a postdoc in Germany with varying success. I now do see 2-3 small 6-digit grants coming in the near future; however, in my frustration a few weeks/...
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Is it normal for postdoc to write grant proposals for PI, but then is denied the opportunity to work on the projects later on?
In my case, I have drafted three major proposals to three different major grant organizations.
At the time of writing, I was told that, should any of these proposals be awarded, I would be allowed to ...
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Single author paper from undergrad
For my senior thesis in undergrad, I ended up getting outstanding neuroscience student of the year award. It was a decent thesis. It was on sleep patterns in drosophila. However, I wasn't always the ...
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Best ways for researchers to approach companies and get contracts instead of only research grants?
I am a PI in academia, and most of the time I apply to public calls for research projects. However, these proposals take long time to prepare and evaluate, and in many cases they are rejected. ...
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Possible to switch subfields after first year of NSF Graduate Fellowship?
I am an incoming statistics PhD student (awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in statistics) who has recently realized that my interests lie more in applied math (PDEs, mathematical biology and a ...
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Is it always inappropriate to use a relative to submit a reference letter in support of a grant application?
I am a non-academic. I submitted a proposal for a grant for which I met all of the stated qualifications. My topic was about a controversial historic theory, which was in fact why I was interested. I ...
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Are advisors compensated for every PhD student, postdoc, or other researcher funded from their grants?
Advisors get a lot of indirect advantages by hiring PhD students, postdocs, or other research collaborators with their grants. These might include (in some fields) increased research output, more ...
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Pursuing a fully funded PhD from universities abroad, particularly in the USA, Canada, or Europe [duplicate]
I completed my Master’s in Medicinal Chemistry in 2020 and subsequently worked as an Assistant Professor for four years. I am now interested in pursuing a fully funded PhD with a decent stipend from ...
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UK Integrated Masters+PhD Question
I'm a 2nd year undergrad mathematics student in Canada and I'm curious about preparing for the step after graduating. Generally what qualifications are needed to get into a integrated PhD? I know it's ...
