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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What to write in “outline of research program”
I am applying for a scholarship to support my final stages of PhD. One document required by the scholarship grant committee requires me to provide "Outline of the research program".
What should I ...
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Any international students at UK unis who got a full tuition waiver? [on hold]
Most UK universities seem to have one or more studentships (scholarships that waive tuition for their program) available for international pg research students specifically. I know many of these ...
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How to obtain funding for independent research after graduating from undergrad?
I just graduated with BS from undergrad and am employed as a research associate staff by a research team at the university.
I would like to ask for suggestions about how to obtain research funding ...
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Awards that are open all-year-round (no deadline for call)
I am considering applying for a research prize that is apparently given out as one award per year, up to a certain amount of money. Applications are accepted all-year-round (there is no deadline).
I ...
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Understanding UK PhD requirements [duplicate]
I'm looking at a few "fully" funded PhD's in the UK. Now I understand it is a terrible timing with the whole Brexit travesty. But disregarding that, I'm failing to understand a few things and I hope ...
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MSCA-IF outcome 2019 [on hold]
We just received our MSCA result.
Our proposal is in reserve list having score 92.4%. Is there any chance to get fund in the future?
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Wanting to do a summer research internship in machine learning but something to do with geology? [closed]
I am currently in my 3rd year of my 5 year Geology program here at IIT Roorkee , India.
I have a decent GPA of 8.0/10 and have also developed an interest in Machine Learning(and Deep Learning).
So ,...
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PhD Perfect fit topic + insecure funds vs. non-optimal topic + secure funds [closed]
This is probably more of a request for an advice than a pinpoint question.
Nevertheless I'm interested in hearing the take of others on the topic.
Background:
I have graduated in Germany, 2 years ...
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How insulated is guaranteed funding from an economic slowdown?
I received an offer for five years of guaranteed PhD funding. However, various sources have been prognosticating another recession for sometime soon.
Between a science-hostile administration and a ...
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Grant/Funding question: “Expected Benefits and Outcomes for attending the conference”?
I have acceptance for a conference in my field (Telecommunication and networking), and now I am applying for a conference travel grant to attend this conference. Can I please have an idea what should ...
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PhD Advisor is lying about funding and doesn't write their own grants
I am currently enrolled in a science research PhD study in Canada. I am co-supervised by 2 people in different fields. The problem is that I started my PhD ~1.5 years ago and was told that there was ...
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With which funding agencies can I register as a reviewer? [closed]
I've attended a few workshops on research management and proposal writing, and one thing they've all stressed is the importance of serving as a reviewer for other people's proposals. Just as peer-...
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What's the difference between “research grant” and “fellowship” ? (what to choose for a postdoc?)
I was wondering what's the difference between a research grant and a fellowship ?
I am currently finishing my PhD and I am looking for funding for my postdoc. I came across a call for proposal of a ...
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If a professor says he will not fund my internship as it will be my first visit, how can I convince him politely?
I contacted a professor in a foreign university for a possible research internship in his lab. He is willing to accept me as an intern, but has stated that since he barely knows me and it is the first ...
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Where to look for scholarships or grants for short term “bootcamps”
Where should one look for financial help (grants or scholarships) for "bootcamp" programs like this?
I have found resources such as scholarships.com, which seems only to be for those enrolled in ...
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FAFSA for US PhD (hard sciences — physics) students?
I have a question regarding filling out the FAFSA or not as a incoming PhD student.
What is the benefit of filling out the FAFSA if you are a(n) (incoming) PhD student? In the US (at least in physics)...
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Open access publication fee [closed]
I am a young resercher from bangladesh. I have submitted a muniscript to SPGbiomed and the articale has been accepted. Now I have to pay the APC (article processing charge). Is there any grant who can ...
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Are authors of papers okay with receiving questions from people in industry?
Would authors of a paper be okay with fielding technical questions about the paper (implementation, theory, etc.) from a person in industry?
I see this as a moral grey area because an engineer in ...
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Handling PhD funding offers that come before hearing back from all schools I applied to
So I applied to several PhD programs at different schools of probably different levels of selectivity and prestige. From a few of these schools I have been admitted and in contact with certain ...
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How to align my passion for multiple subjects with a post-PhD job search?
I have MSc in Biotechnology and will be getting my PhD in Biological and Biomedical Sciences from an Ivy League university this Fall. I spent a year working at a synthetic biology startup between my ...
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My significant other is a member of a research project that I coordinate. How to allocate funding?
I'm responsible for a large research project, with many members and some substantial funding for traveling to conferences. However, I'm now in a relationship with one of its members. How should I ...
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Government Shutdown - application deadlines for fellowships and grants [closed]
Will application deadlines for federally-funded fellowships and grants be extended, due to the ongoing government shutdown here in the States? Is there even anyone to contact (and get a response from)...
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U.S. Government Shutdown — potential effects for the upcoming Spring 2019 semester
The U.S. government shutdown has continued through three weeks now; what would the effects be for the upcoming Spring 2019 college semester for graduate students who depend on federal student loans to ...
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After 3 years… Should I stay at a PhD position that I think is holding back my thesis?
I was supposed to do my thesis in a research department of a company in the field of computational science (developing new computational methods that they could use to design and engineer ...
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What should the startup package consist of at US (primarily) undergraduate institutions?
What should one list in the startup funds if you are taking up a tenure-track position at a public undergraduate university in the US, mostly focused on teaching? I'm asking specifically for ...
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funding for current Master's students in the USA
If one didn't obtain any funding before being admitted into a Master's program, is it hard to find funding in the middle of the Master's? Are RAs and TAs strictly reserved of PhDs? Any funding other ...
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Plan for generating external funding
I am preparing an application for a full-time lecturer position. They asked me for a teaching statement (done), a research statement (done) and a plan for generating funding for the next three years (...
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Possibility of doing Masters in astronomy with only bachelors in CS
I have a bachelors degree in Computer Science & Engineering and currently employed in s/w industry in Pakistan, but have no degree in physics. For long, I've been interested in doing research in ...
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How does the government shutdown in the United States affect research projects at universities and national labs?
Has federally funded research at universities and work done at the national labs in the United States been halted due to the government shutdown?
If so, what typically happens then?
Do researchers ...
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Stating a post doc research fellowship that I declined on my CV due to personal reasons?
So, I have recently finished my PhD in one of the "pure" sciences, in the UK. I have applied and been successful in obtaining a prestigious and rather lucrative research fellowship for a post doc ...
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How to politely request payment for extra hours of TA service rendered?
My TA letter indicates 90 hours working. However, I worked for 120 hours due to the volume of the students. Now my work is finished I want to let them know by writing an email to the professor. I want ...
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Master's (graduate school) fellowships/scholarships application links [closed]
I'm looking for links for Master's (graduate school) fellowships/scholarships application. Is there such a website encompassing funding from all schools (USA or UK)? Does one need to check school by ...
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Assessing potential future research paths- metrics for funding competitiveness by field?
As a current graduate student looking forwards to a career in academia, I am concerned (as is likely normal) about the potential for future funding in my field/subfield. Doing good science is, of ...
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Non-salary fellowships and US income taxes
In general, are fellowships which are granted to individual researchers, but do not constitute salary and are not held in a personal bank account, considered taxable for US passport holders?
For ...
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Realistic expectations from a postdoc in terms of publications [closed]
I am in the process of applying for a postdoctoral grant and I was wondering what the expectations are in terms of journal publications when I plan?
Would it be fine if I plan 1 paper per year if I ...
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Why do professors use course-buyouts?
I am confused about how course buyouts work in the United States and about how the incentives play out for professors and the university. I will use a constructed example to frame my confusion. Please ...
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How can I pay for medical school in the US?
So I have a bachelor's degree and am planning on applying to medical school this year (in the US). I've previously used federal student aid to cover the cost of my undergraduate degree.
My question ...
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scholarships/fellowships/funding not available to Masters in the US and UK
Is this generally true? If so, how to find those scarce sources of them?
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Can you jettison a project to work on another in the wake of a big discovery?
Let's say Alice is a PhD student who's well into the research phase of a PhD. She's got a nice exciting project she enjoys, a helpful supervisor, she's making good progress. And then there's a big ...
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Can I be reimbursed for Summer School fees? [closed]
I just started my PhD and I came across a very interesting Summer School that would immensely help with my research. However the fee for the summer school is quite high and I was wondering if is ...
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M.Sc. scholarship in physics without B.Sc. in physics [closed]
Is there any hope to achieve M.Sc. scholarship in physics without B.Sc. If I only have B.Eng. in civil engineering and a high score GRE Exam?
My B.Eng GPA is very poor.
And if no, what can I do in my ...
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Forced to work as a postdoc without pay [closed]
I got an externally funded research grant as a lead researcher to carry out a project at a UK University, together with other senior co-PIs. The grant would pay my salary for the duration of the ...
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non-scientific travel costs refunding [duplicate]
I have been accepted for postdoc position. Apart from travel grant to attend conferences, I would like to know whether there exists any ticket allowance for my first travel ( from my country to the ...
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Is there a database of granted and declined funding proposals available with abstracts?
I´m looking for a database of granted and declined scientific funding proposals. The applications should contain an identifier of the subject as well as the semantic components of the application and ...
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Am I responsible for that my PhD adviser does not have any fund or grant and as a result it really limited my research? [closed]
I'm a PhD student at my fifth semester in the US. From the beginning of my PhD program, I didn't have sponsored graduate research assistantship from NSF or NIH. I was just on my PhD adviser's startup ...
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how to ask supervisor for a recommendation letter for scholarship?
I've just started my master in Canada and I just passed one course so far and it was with my supervisor.
could I ask my supervisor to fill out a strong reference letter for me for a scholarship? or ...
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What are academic honors and prizes?
I am applying for a scholarship (women in graduate studies). It asks whether I have received any academic honors and prizes. I received a couple of master's awards from my supervisor's grant and a ...
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Junior faculty/senior faculty grant sharing
I am a junior faculty (research assistant professor) in a full professo's lab. I was a postdoc in this lab and got promoted to Asst. Prof. due to the grants I brought in to the lab. Oct 2017 I wrote ...
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How to determine who is the PI and who the co-PI?
Suppose I submit a grant application with other investigators. The application form has one "PI" and some more "co-PI"-s.
Is it important who of us is the "PI" and who is the "co-PI"?
E.g., is being ...
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External collaboration without doctoral supervisor - is it a fair request to pursue this?
I am about two-thirds of the way through my doctoral programme, and am intending to start applying for post-doctoral fellowships within the next few months.
I am fortunate to have already published a ...
