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Yes, a very valid issue in research. Both have their own significance in terms of objectivity and both have their own challenges.

“Non-Funded Agreements” (NFAs) generally refer to research-related contracts with collaborating entities that convey no funding to the University and that must be institutionally reviewed, negotiated as needed and signed by the Office of Sponsored Programs. These agreements are increasing in terms of volume, complexity and significance to the UVA research enterprise. Some examples of NFAs include (but are not limited to) Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Teaming Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) and Data Use Agreements (DUAs).

Externally funded research seems trammelled by intentions of creating potential impact relevant to government and business needs, while university institutional preoccupations appear to be focused as much on revenue-generation as they are generating knowledge.

Funded research will have a deadline for completion and more strict procedures for report submission and evaluation.

Funded studies will have specific deadlines for submission and evaluation of reports. But without funding, this study can take a very long time, as a result of which it will become irrelevant by the time of completion.

Regards, Sergey Viktorovich Pushkin

Dear Prof. Sharma!

This is a very important issue. I think non-funded research must lead at some point to a possibility of having funding. Nobody can work for ever for free:

1) Emma Stoye (2020).How research funders are tackling coronavirus disruption - As lockdowns force scientists worldwide to put their research on hold, funders are introducing measures to minimize stress, Nature News 17 April 2020, Open Access © 2020 Springer Nature Limited Available at:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01120-2

2) Daniel S.Park (2020). The Invisible University Is COVID-19 Positive Trends in Genetics Volume 36, Issue 8 August 2020, Citation: "Faced with university closures, hiring freezes, and a general lack of support and benefits, an entire generation of postdocs and their knowledge and skills may be lost to academia without intervention." Open Access © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. Available at:

Article The invisible university is COVID-19 positive

Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely

Interesting!

well,

funded research is time bound and one needs to complete and submit thesis within the stipulated time as per guide lines of the funding agency. It motivates the scholar and indirectly puts pressure on him to finish on time. Also the scholar morally gets bound to complete the thesis as availed funds from an external agency.

On the other hand, non-funding research is open for every one interested to do research. There is no hard and fast time limit nor does have any pressure on the researcher. Slowly but steadily s/he takes time to complete the thesis for submission adding all inputs in terms of quality research.

My folded hands gratitude to all researchers for million dollar insughts

Funded research is more targeted and challenging reaching results that solve a problem

There are also those who are waiting to solve the problem accurately

As for unfunded and personal research, it may be less accurate and less targeted

Some of them are not scientifically accurate

And not to complete her studies from all sides Bodh R Sharma

Funded research depends on the originality of research more than unfunded research

Often industrial, agricultural and pharmaceutical companies are interested in developing their reality by funding research to increase production or discover a new drug

Important and stimulating question that provoked several; valuable challenging answers. Looking forward for more

Dear Bodh R Sharma,

Nice Discussion.

This is right that non-funded research has much liberty to think independently.

But the problem that I feel in non funded research is that if I need some Experiment to perform, there are problems to get access to a laboratory facility and also problems due to lack of money.

Thanks

N Das