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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ethics form withdrawn during the international research funding process
I am working at a teaching-focused university. Recently I secured some research grants from my native country. This small private research group supports early-career researchers and just sent the ...
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Publishing funding issues and collaboration after PhD graduation
I managed to graduate out of a PhD program in Computer Science. But I had horrible experience with my former advisor. In addition to my dissertation related research works, I had some ideas and ...
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What countries offer Government-funded Postdoctoral fellowship in EE CS? [closed]
Please, name some countries to offer GOVERNMENT-Funded Postdoctoral fellowship in fields of EE and CS, that can fund independent research.
This is, not dependent from the wallet or the personal ...
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University promised to announce the application portfolios of the fellowship recipients, but now they choose to not to share
My university has a fellowship open for competition. On the official website, they wrote:
The primary deciding factor is student's research publications. For fairness, the application portfolio of ...
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How much money do government agencies spend yearly on diamond open access?
I read on blog.orvium.io:
Diamond Open Access is an open-access publishing model where scholarly articles are made freely available to readers without cost or barrier. In the Diamond Open Access ...
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Dealing with multiple projects and deadlines. Problem of co-authorships and funding
I'm in a tight spot: My advisor gave me an ultimatum of sorts—two projects (A, B), each with its own unique complexities and looming deadlines. My funding does not comes from these two research ...
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Should I negotiate research hours with my advisor in hopes of getting funding?
I've been working hard on research with my advisor, and he seems to be happy with my progress. I would like to get an RA position next semester.
Should I tell my advisor that I'm going to cut back a ...
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Can I make complaint against my supervisor who kept me working in non-research work in his lab with NO SALARY
I recently graduated with a PhD in Fall 2022. In my PhD study, I published 7 papers in peer review journals and conferences. In summer semester of 2022, my PhD supervisor stopped my fund few days ...
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Should I really acknowledge funding from an unrelated project?
I am postdoc working at a university, and I was hired by the PI of a specific project, let us call it Project X.
Apart from working on Project X, when time permits I like to concentrate on my own ...
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How would you call a person who gets a travel grant?
I used to write in my CV 'XXX travel grant, an applicant'. Recently, I discovered that some people reviewing my CV for grant purposes do not completely understand what an applicant is (they asked me ...
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Can I deviate from my fellowship proposal?
I got the prestigious Marie Curie individual fellowship (postdoc). The proposal I wrote is good but I'm not sure if I want to stick to it 100%. What is the expectation for such fellowships in this ...
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Do I still have a chance of funding with low english proficiency test scores?
I am from Georgia (the country) and I aim to apply for a mathematics Phd in the US. My application in general is good. I have Gpa of 3.96, strong letters of recommendations, two preprints etc.
But my ...
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Should I inform my potential supervisor that my family has just suffered from financial hardship?
Here is my story. I am an international student intending to pursue a PhD program in Australia. I have found a potential supervisor. I showed him lots of enthusiasm about how I really wanted to work ...
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PhD funding Cambridge after supervisor contact
I contacted a potential supervisor for a PhD at the University of Cambridge via email (PhD was advertised on find a PhD). Surprisingly, the supervisor showed interest in me even after I had sent my CV ...
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Undergraduate university gave out too much scholarship money. I now know years after I graduated. What could happen?
Long story short, I was not a responsible young adult and I didn't know how much I had taken out in student loans for my bachelor's until well after it was over. I recently asked my undergraduate alma ...
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Are European Research Council (ERC) starting grant preparation courses worth it?
Has someone here an opinion or experience (and recommendations) with online preparation courses for writing ERC grant proposals, or for other kinds of funding?
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Seeking a Reference from an Instructor [duplicate]
I took a course with Professor X some semesters ago and enjoyed their teaching. I interacted with them outside of class but after that did not reach out to them. I am applying for a scholarship that ...
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Who should fund conference trips based on internship research?
I am a full professor at a university in the US, working in computer science. Many of my PhD students these days apply to do an internship during their PhD, which I always let them do. However, I have ...
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Should one cite other grants in a grant application?
This is referring mainly to the European setting, but of course perspectives from other academic systems are welcome.
For grant proposals (let's say ERC Starting Grant level), it is important to make ...
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How much actual funding does a Marie Curie fellowship entail?
The EU has a research fellowship program named after Physicist Marie Skłodowska-Curie. The website lacks a bunch of information, but I'm specifically interested in understanding what kind of funding ...
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Including funding calls in my research plan
I'm currently a postdoctoral fellow applying for an assistant professor job in Europe. The application requires me to include funding options in my research plan. The job is for five years and tenure ...
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Do you list that you won a competitive funding to attend a conference but couldn't go on a CV?
I won a funding scholarship from a prestigious research institute to attend a workshop in my field. The funding covers my travel expenses and accommodation but, I won't be able to participate because ...
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What could happen if my university loses its R2 status?
This post is a bit of a follow up to my prior post on the Clinical Psychology Ph.D program losing funding and (eventually) getting cut sometime in the future. From what I'm reading about public or ...
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Clinical Psychology Ph.D program to be cut soon. What could happen now?
At this point, I understand I have posted on this website a fair amount. This time, my post will take a step back from discussing my other difficulties to something that will be sadly relevant in the ...
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How does PhD funding work in the UK?
I am an undergraduate who is interested in doing a PhD in the UK in the future. I am aware that there is funding for living costs, tuition fees and travel costs. But if a PhD student is self-funded, ...
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Phd supervisor enrolling new phd to further develop my material without telling me
I am doing a Ph.D. in chemistry/material science in Sweden and during my first two years I developed a novel material that has great potential for commicialization for medical applications.
My ...
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Do you have to be married for spousal hire?
My partner and I are both in academia - he is a medical fellow and I am a PhD candidate in biology. It looks like I'm going to be defending in about a year or two and he will likely be finishing his ...
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How do PhD students buy equipments in Germany? [closed]
What mechanisms do German public universities have for funding research equipment?
E.g., suppose a PhD student at a German public university needs a GPU-enabled computer or laptop for their research ...
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Why do American universities typically have Scholarships for bachelors but not for masters?
I've heard from many people that America offers full ride scholarships for bachelors students, with enough money that they don't have to put any money from their side. However, such a possibility does ...
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NDSEG Eligibility Confusion
I'm pretty sure I'm eligible to apply for the NDSEG fellowship however some wording across their various pages seems somewhat vague and slightly outdated. I'm applying for grad school this fall to ...
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One Proposal, Two Submissions (NSF GRFP and NDSEG)
I'll be applying this coming fall to start a master's program in fall 2024 and plan on applying for both the GRFP and NDSEG for potential funding. I was wondering if there are any guidelines about ...
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PhD Funding in the UK as an International Student - Is this a Pipe Dream?
I am planning on applying for PHD's in the UK over the next 12 months - Criminology PHD's specifically.
What is dissuading me is the funding situation. International Students do not have their tuition ...
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Writing a six-year individual (group leader) research proposal (in machine learning)
I am planning to apply for a young research group leader grant. (Specifically: the DFG Emmy Noether program.) This is for a six-year funding period, including funding for myself as a group leader and ...
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Is it okay to reuse the structure of an old grant proposal for a new proposal?
I am currently working on a grant proposal. I have previously successfully applied for a grant from the same grant provider and thus I am now planning to use the same structure for some parts of the ...
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Is it allowed for a scholarship beneficiary in Australia to earn more than a stipend?
I am a PhD (research sector) student with full scholarship. I normally work 4 hours every day (Mon-Fri) which means I worked for 20 hours per week and 40 hours in 2 weeks, from 7pm-11 pm shift. ...
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What defines a scientific institution?
Recently I have been worrying about my professional future in academia. Permanent positions are scarce and the situation is even harder when taking into account personal constrains, such as family, ...
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Why is there no funding for the Arecibo observatory, despite there being funding in the past?
The Arecibo observatory shuts down its science.
This looks like the last step in its long decline caused by gradually reducing funding over time: the huge legendary radio telescope cannot be properly ...
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Grant funding for independent researcher with no past track record
I am an independent researcher working outside of academia with no past track record so far. Is it still possible to apply for research grants anyway, and how should I go about doing so?
I do have a ...
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How unusual is it for a postdoc to do a K99 with a new mentor?
The K99 funding mechanism through NIH includes 2 years of mentored research (postdoc phase) followed by the R00 (independent PI phase) for 3 years. Based on the verbage of the grant, it appears geared ...
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Is PhD program in the US universities fully funded especially in Stem programs? [closed]
I am asking this question because I am considering applying for PhD in Electrical and electronics engineering in US.
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Impact of publishing in a Q2 journal on academic reputation and opportunities? [closed]
Recently, I submitted a paper to a journal, attracted by its quick decision-making process. After submission, I realized it's ranked as a Q2 in its field. While I had made sure that the journal was ...
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Phd, funding and application [closed]
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I am currently in the process of apply for PhD, //Background - I completed my masters from Uo Manchester with a very renowned prof scored a 70 (90 credits) in dissertation sadly i did not do ...
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Being asked if I would like to be considered for a non-funded admission offer for PhD math
I had applied to Florida State University, among other schools for a PhD math for fall 2023 and the application is still showing "under review". Recently I finished a 5-week summer research ...
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Can Chinese "scientists who publish in the top Western journals... earn in excess of $100,000 per paper" via cash-per-publication incentives?
The recent Politics SE question Did China scientific incentives address the fact that the system can be gamed? includes the following:
These guys have surveyed the financial incentives offered by the ...
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How common are cash-per-publication incentives in different countries?
I've just asked Can Chinese "scientists who publish in the top Western journals... earn in excess of $100,000 per paper" via cash-per-publication incentives? in which I reference the recent ...
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Non-Funded PhD in Education the US
I have been accepted to a US university for a PhD in Education. The problem is that I’m not given any funding packages. I reached out to my professor and program director, and I was told to check for ...
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New regulation in France and/or in ERC grant for hiring only the postdocs who finished their PhD 3 or less years ago - what does it really say? Link?
In a recent exchange with a faculty member based in France, whose ERC-funded postdoc I had applied to earlier, I was told: "a new local regulation makes it impossible to recruit under the status ...
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PhD Supervisor using my fundings?
I'm in the middle of my Ph.D., and I came to the realization that my supervisor might be doing something unethical (not illegal thought).
I have a large fund to cover expenses related to training and ...
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Can doing well in masters help you get a PhD with funding if you have a lower second class in your bachelors
I completed the first two years of my law degree through a distance learning programme abroad with an average of mid-lower second class during the pandemic and then switched to a RG university in the ...
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Taking too long for a PhD: Practical implications later in academia?
I am a fourth year theoretical biology PhD student in a German university. My original funding source has now run out, but my supervisor (who has been quite supportive so far) is willing to fund me ...
