What are some of the newsletters, groups or mailing lists that people have signed up for that give information of upcoming funding for research projects?
All sizes of grant would be great. Thanks Paul
I am also interested in this question. So I will be following the response very closely.
“A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.” Jonathan Swift
One program Europeans and many partner countries (India, Korea, Australia) can sign up for news about is is the JPI program which has different topics areas: https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/joint-programming-initiatives
Funding research: are we just trying to be too perfect?
We are trying our best to fund the projects which are most likely to be successful and that can have an impact on society, on economy, on life and security. But are we really funding the best research ever? Are we really getting the best value out of our money?
https://www.euroscientist.com/funding-research-are-we-just-trying-to-be-too-perfect/
There are many funds and grants for researchers by European Research Council.
https://erc.europa.eu/
Ljubomir,
This question is always good. If the grant agency have high level reviewers, thr funds are given to the best projects submitted.
Regards
GB
Dear Paul Brownbill , this fine article belongs to this discussion room.
How Has COVID-19 Affected Research Funding, Publishing and Library Budgets? Or, Finding the Truth in the Gap Between Perception and Reality
...It seemed therefore that one conclusion / recommendation should be to “do what we can to assuage researchers’ fears about funding cuts, because they seem unfounded.” But, instinct made us wonder if perhaps researchers were the canaries in the coal mine, that they sensed a storm brewing. Perhaps (as is often the case with this kind of study) one of most useful findings of our study would turn out to lie in the gap between perception and reality (‘perceptions’ in this case being the researchers’ survey responses, ‘reality’ being the facts around research funding available at that time)...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2021/03/24/how-has-covid-19-affected-research-funding-publishing-and-library-budgets-or-finding-the-truth-in-the-gap-between-perception-and-reality/?informz=1
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) is set to receive one of the largest financing increases since it launched nearly 70 years ago. US lawmakers are considering three different proposals — the most extreme of which has suggested a US$100-billion boost for the science funding agency. The boon could help to fortify the country’s global status, bolster basic science, translate more research into commercial technology and be used to address a lack of diversity in the science workforce...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01076-x
Please look at Terra Viva Grant Portal.... One of the best platform to get updates and funding for different R& D project
OECD Website dealing with Tax Support for R&D and Innovation measures of the OECD countries...
The OECD report on the R&D Tax Incentives Database (2020 edition) presents the latest evidence on the design, generosity and cost of R&D tax incentives in OECD countries and partner economies. This report highlights the latest policy changes introduced in 2020, including crisis response measures following the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak...
https://www.oecd.org/sti/rd-tax-stats.htm
You can help to create a new researcher-reward system
"Universities, funders and others want to expand the contributions that the scientific community values and recognizes." (Karen Stroobants)
Early-career researchers are often vulnerable to workplace bullying and harassment, and to under-recognition of their contributions. Researchers, policymakers and others have pointed to some of these struggles, including in Nature’s first survey of postdocs, in 2020.
Rethinking the activities that academia rewards has emerged as a key way to address these knotty issues. And junior scientists, who often underestimate their ability to effect change, can contribute to this rethinking process...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01208-3
Changes to funding mechanisms can feel like a threat, but the UK’s new high-risk funder will be a blast of fresh air for science and technology, argues Tom Stephenson, former pro vice-chancellor for research and innovation at Cranfield University...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/lets-give-uks-new-high-risk-research-funder-chance?&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial_daily
It is very difficult, although it is foreseen from the research project, it is not always achieved, especially in foreign currency
The core budget for the UK’s public research funder will fall by several hundred million pounds this year, mainly because of cuts in the government’s overseas aid budget, it has been announced...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-research-and-innovation-budget-falls-overseas-aid-cuts-bite?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
Fund people, not projects: Japan’s long-running problems in attracting international research talent could be addressed with more competitive and flexible funding models...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fund-people-not-projects-boost-japanese-research?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
MATERIALS FROM WEBINAR: THE FUNDING & TENDERS PORTAL FOR BEGINNERS
The Funding & Tenders Portal is the single gateway for participants in many EU funding programmes and procurement actions. This webinar addressed in the first instance to (potential) new users of the Portal
The event focused on the following features: the search for funding opportunities and partners, registration of your organisation, submission of proposals, managing your profile, exploring funded projects and statistics, and many more features...
https://wbc-rti.info/object/news/21772
A Nobel laureate has argued that the US could save $300 billion (£217 billion) a year by scrapping the pharmaceutical patent system and replacing it with publicly funded research and development contracts...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelist-scrap-patent-system-and-publicly-fund-drug-discovery?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
Dear Paul Brownbill , this might be interesting funding.
A government-backed investment programme designed to direct more capital towards research and development-intensive technology firms has opened for applications...
The Future Fund: Breakthrough programme, which opened for investor applications on 20 July 2021, was originally announced by the chancellor of the exchequer during the Budget in March, and will be delivered by British Patient Capital – a commercial subsidiary of the UK government’s economic development bank, British Business Bank.
The fund is designed to target later stage R&D-intensive firms in breakthrough technology sectors, including quantum computing, cleantech, and life sciences, to fuel their continued growth...
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252504260/Research-and-development-investment-programme-launches-in-UK?utm_campaign=20210721_ERU+Transmission+for+07%2F21%2F2021+%28UserUniverse%3A+323770%29&utm_medium=EM&utm_source=ERU&src=7931875&asrc=EM_ERU_171458841&utm_content=eru-rd2-rcpE
The third funding round of the European Universities Initiative has opened, with most funds earmarked for existing cross-border partnerships, and non-European Union institutions welcome...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/third-european-university-alliances-call-takes-expansive-approach
The Biden administration is outlining new scientific integrity rules for federal research grant funding designed largely to prevent Trump-era political interference in policy-relevant discoveries and assessments – even as it struggles with an alleged violation in its own academic ranks...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/us-sets-new-research-ethics-rules-scientists?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
European Commission plans to temporarily cut the budget of Horizon Europe by €400 million (£333 million) to help fund a drive to bolster the development of semiconductors across the continent have caused concern...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/concern-brussels-borrows-eu400-million-horizon-europe?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily&mc_cid=eb5bec883b&mc_eid=7a04b50f58
Biden tries again to boost science funding
US President Joe Biden released his latest budget request to lawmakers yesterday, calling for significant investment in clean energy and public health. But the proposal faces long odds. Although Congress modestly increased funding for most science agencies in 2022, it heavily scaled back some of the administration’s most ambitious proposals....
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00897-8
Two professors and two former graduate students are banned from funding by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) following findings by Nagoya University of misconduct and lack of supervision...
https://retractionwatch.com/2022/04/10/misconduct-failure-to-supervise-earn-researchers-years-long-funding-bans/
The UK’s main research funder has apologised to academics after admitting it contacted the employers of individuals who had made critical comments online about the impact tracking platform ResearchFish...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ukri-sorry-pursuing-researchfish-twitter-complaints?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
Multiple small grants from trusts and charities can lend research projects credibility, opening bigger doors down the line for those who encounter challenges accessing public funding because of their social and ethnic background, says Sophia Labadi, professor of heritage at the University of Kent...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/how-i-woman-colour-built-track-record-without-public-funding?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
The Research Excellence Framework dictates how much government funding universities will get over the coming years...
How to recognize and reward institutions fostering a positive research culture...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01310-0
Grant-funded research efforts often begin under the auspices of an academic institution or a nonprofit organization. In exchange for “overhead,” the institution provides a comprehensive home base for project operations, including support for the research team’s HR, finance, compliance, legal, IT, and marketing needs. Once the pilot initiative demonstrates success, it needs to transition to a more sustainable arrangement to support ongoing growth, often beyond its initial “nest”...
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/05/19/the-quest-for-home-transforming-from-grant-funded-project-to-sustainable-operation/?informz=1&nbd=6f03e560-5431-4744-8998-e00223ee7a82&nbd_source=informz
Leaders of Europe’s top doctoral association are using their main conference to call for more “realistic” expectations about the time required to complete a PhD, saying the funding provided is often not enough to cover the completion of a doctorate...
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/extend-phd-funding-reflect-modern-doctorate-leaders-urge?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial-daily
From Clarivate:
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See the key highlights and sign up now to receive the full report that will be published in May in your inbox..."
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A funding model akin to social impact bonds could shift risk from governments to private investors while increasing accountability and impact, says Michael Hill who heads the Swiss National Science Foundation’s grant management. With research impact bonds, private investors would cover a project’s cost and be repaid by a public funder only if agreed goals are achieved. “Scientists might be leery of committing to specific research outcomes,” says Hill. “But many researchers already preregister their projects, which commits them to a methodology.”
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02070-1
India’s proposed National Research Foundation will shake up the scientific landscape to encourage a culture of research...
India is planning to set up a national agency to increase research across the nation’s thousands of universities, colleges, institutes and laboratories. The National Research Foundation will have a budget of roughly US$6 billion over five years, with around 70% coming from the private sector...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02336-8
The mission of the Fund for Innovation and Technological Development is to encourage and support innovation activities in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in order to achieve more dynamic technological development based on knowledge transfer, development research and innovations that contribute to job creation, and to economic growth and development, while simultaneously improving the business environment for the development of competitive capabilities of companies...
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