This tag refers to questions related to source and utilization of academic funding from government or non-governmental sources.
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Can departmental funding combine with fellowships/grants?
In trying to plan for the future and decide on preferred programs and career paths, I'm trying to figure out the seemingly Byzantine nature of how academic funding sources interact. I am particularly ...
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Is PhD funding updatable?
As many universities provide funding covering only part of the tuition fee or living expenses, especially in the UK where tuition fees are different for UK/EU and international students while most ...
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Is it possible for a student to TA their entire way through graduate school?
Or is it usually not possible?
Does this also depend from department to department? I'm in a geoscience department, and I was recently advised that due to a limited number of positions, students can ...
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How are graduate students funded over the summer (in US)?
I know that there are often summer courses through TAing, but those are much rarer. Many departments don't even offer summer courses.
In that case, are graduate students over summer always supported ...
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What sources of funding do faculty in Computer Science dept. in US universities have other than NSF?
I made the question a bit more specific (location:US, discipline: CS) as I'm interested in answers pertaining to those details, but I can make it completely generic if the community so suggests...
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Repository for funding opportunities
I'm aware of many mailing-list and RSS feeds advertising about calls for papers/participation, available positions, events, etc, but I find it much harder to know about funding opportunities, such as ...
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Should I make 2 applications to the same university
I apply for a PhD position, with my own research proposal, at one university and receive an offer already. However, as I cannot fund myself, I have to wait for the scholarship whose result will be ...
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How much time before (possible) effect of US sequester is felt on grant funding?
When a US institution that manages grant programs (such as NSF) suddenly sees its funding cut, as will be the case after the US sequester takes effect in March, how long does it take for that cut to ...
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Will self funding a PhD hurt employment chances?
I am thinking of self funding a PhD in Applied Mathematics at either the University of Oxford or Cambridge. Would employers, both for academic (postdoc etc) and industry (research) jobs think less of ...
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What are some guidelines and best practices for releasing PR statements and project summary to the general public?
What are some guidelines and best practices for PR statements and releasing a project summary to the general public? My first tendency is to always shorten the project summary, reduce the length of ...
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Role of Funding in Grad Admissions(US) in theoretical computer science
This question is based on some observations which could be wrong (In that case, let me know). I am applying to PhD program in various univ in US in the area of theoretical computer science. Some of ...
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Funding for Belgian student to do a PhD in UK?
I am currently applying for PhD fundings in UK, but as the competition is rude, I am not sure to be accepted, even if I have very good grades and qualifications.
So, I want to look at other PhD ...
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Is it advisable to mention the dollar amount for grants on a CV?
I'm a soon-to-be post-doc and am currently sending my resumes to people and applying to places. 4 years ago, I applied for a grant and got funding for 3 years for everything — meaning my tuition, pay, ...
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Are there any changes in NSF proposals/awards processes that are likely to be of special interest/relevance to PIs?
The NSF has recently released a new version of their Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide, releasing their previous guides. (See their Dear Colleague Letter.) This contains a number of ...
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If tenured staff are virtually unsackable, why is the drive to find funding so strong?
Tenured staff are virtually impossible to fire, why is the urge to find funding so strong? For post-docs and other untentured scientific staff I can understand, for their job depends on it. For a ...
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From academic collaboration to research contract, best practices
We started to collaborate with another research group. We make computational predictions and they evaluate them at the lab, for bioactive compounds. We have not yet established a research agreement, ...
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How can I apply to be an adjunct faculty?
I am currently a staff researcher at a public research university in the US. While a tenure-track position may be in my future, I would like some of the opportunities and responsibilities now. In ...
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How exactly does submitting an interdisciplinary NSF fellowship proposal affect your chances at winning it?
I've received differing answers from many people on this. I'm proposing a planetary atmospheres project and while I'm submitting it to Geosciences - Climate Dynamics, I'll also probably include ...
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Is it ethical to request additional money for non-research related work in a research lab as a grad student?
I work in a computational research lab as a graduate research assistant. We're all funded under various grants to do research in our field and we are also working on a thesis, which may or may not be ...
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Can grant money be spent on travel to program committee meetings?
Many research conferences hold an in-person program committee meeting for all of the members of the program committee, where the PC members make the final decisions about which papers to accept or ...
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Are there any particular grants or fellowships in the sciences specifically for non-traditional students?
After obtaining my masters degree, I spent four years doing other things before returning to pursue my PhD. My advisor has a Dept. of Energy grant which has funded me, but the grant will not be able ...
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How do multiple PhD scholarships combine?
I'm currently in the process of applying for various scholarships to fund my PhD.
Since I'm writing to many different organizations/institutions/etc., I started wondering whether these different ...
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Are PhD scholarships and assistantships taxable?
I'm currently in the process of applying for various scholarships to fund my PhD.
Many scholarships mention explicitly the approximate amount per year of the scholarship. This is usually the amount ...
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Acknowledging funding
I often read in research articles acknowledgments such as
The first author is (partially) supported by a grant of the National Science Foundation of Sikinia no. 1234567890.
What are the ...
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How to search for USA PhD Studentships?
findaphd.com is an excellent website to search for PhD studentships (PhD funding on specific projects) in the UK. Also, UK universities often advertise PhD studentship opportunities in their "job ...
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Contribution of gifts and hospital services to university revenue
This question is based on the pie-charts shown in this link, such as this one for the University of Michigan.
In most of these charts, around 5% of the revenue comes from gifts. What are these ...
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How to find grant proposal samples?
Compared to writing a research paper, I found that writing a grant proposal to be much more intimidating because there aren't any finished products that I can compare to. I am wondering if there are ...
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Sample Research Grant White Paper
I am working on a research grant proposal and the funding agency requires us to turn in a white paper before the actual proposal. I have no clue how a research grant white paper should look like. I ...
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What are the essential points that should be covered in a dissertation abstract?
I need to prepare a 2-page abstract of my dissertation as part of a funding application. What are the essential points that such an abstract should cover?
This opportunity (and my PhD) is in the ...
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What part-time jobs are suitable for PhD students?
I know PhD is unsparing in terms of available time, but at times there may be situations that demand some extra income, for example, family situations or some medical emergency.
In such cases, are ...
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How do you “grow your own” post doc opportunity?
I am a finishing doctoral student (graduation in ~7-9 months) and I would love to get an year or so of postdoctoral experience. I've come to understand that a postdoc is generally paid by funds ...
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Considerations when negotiating a promotion from postdoc to researcher?
I am currently a postdoc at an American university, and have been offered a promotion to something between postdoc and faculty (there is not a specific title, yet, but something like "soft-money ...
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What are some tips for crowdfunding science off websites like PetriDish?
What are some perks that would increase the amount of dollars that people spend on a venture? And what level of transparency would be useful?
Petridish is a recent KickStarter-like startup for ...
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Historical data for success rate of grant/project applications?
Is there any publicly accessible information regarding the success rate of grant/project applications for science/technology and other research grant programs (e.g. NSF grants) and its variation with ...
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Any reason not to apply for funding as a grad student?
The question is hypothetical, but it came up in a conversation and I'd like to see if we can come up with a logical analysis and conclusion. For various reasons, graduate students might not be ...
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Advisor asking me to work on research not covered by my grant
I have a rather difficult quandary. I'm a first-year student, and I joined my lab group to work on a clinical psychiatry/neuroscience grant. I've been making slow progress towards familiarizing myself ...
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What are the options for fellowships for international grad students in USA?
I'm looking for fellowships that an international grad student can apply for, to support him/her while working towards a Ph.D. (additional to whatever funding that may be available as TA). So far, ...
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Is it possible for a student in first year of Ph.D to secure funding for attending conferences?
Note: I'm primarily interested in answers relevant to Computer Science (Theory), but answers in different areas in CS / totally other disciplines are equally welcome.
In most (if not all) PhD ...
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Are European schools experiencing the same cost raise as American schools?
After factoring in government subsidies (or lack thereof), is the total price for one year of undergraduate education in Europe increasing at a rate similar to America?
