“Katshing”!
The hard truth
• If there were an easy way to get research funding that could be taught in a seminar, we would not be here...
Our own experiences• Johan
• first grant 2003: 5000 SEK
• current grant 2011: 3,6 MSEK
• future grant: ?
• Lars
• first grant 1998: 8,8 MSEK
• current grant 2014: 13,6 MSEK
• future grant 2014: ...
Mindsets about funding
• Funding - partners - project - people - idea
• Idea - project - people - partners - funding
• Arthur Bienenstock - people
• I have time for ten projects before retirement
Mindsets about funding
• What are the funding agencies within my field
• Collaborations and networks, connect to strong allies
• Don’t wait for the funding - think about your projects as if they are ongoing, then search for funding to scale them up - Doing your projects without funding
• Be proactive
Get started
• Why should you be funded? (your ideas)
Swedish funding
• VR
• KKS
• RJ
• Vinnova
• Wallenberg
• STINT
• FORTE/FAS
• Socialfonden
• Regionalfonden
• Interreg
• NGOs & gov. agencies
Forms of funding
• Project grants
• Scholarships/personal grants
• Post-docs, etc.
• Development, structure money, internal as well as external
The writing process• Put together a support team
• writers, readers, economy, admin
• Deal with underfinancing
• Read the call!
• Don’t procrastinate
• Start with the problem
• Be clear about implementation
Solid projects from different funds
• Development projects
• Research money for writing and analysis
• Internal money for research environment, labs etc.
• Involving students
• etc.
why do projects get funded?
• your stories?
Show me the money!• Importance of research leaders that attract funding for the more
junior researchers
• Write applications every year, it is somewhat of a lottery
• It is always easier to get funding for great ideas than for good ideas
• It takes almost as much time to apply for 150 kkr as to apply for 15 Mkr
• Networks supporting each other in applications
• The ones who writes the most applications have the most success in funding themselves?
Trends (gut feeling)
• More difficult to fund PhD students
• More focus on implementation, credibility and impact
• Discipline specific trending topics
“Myths” about research funding
• seed money pays off
• relying on management and structuring of the application process
• Conflict between scientific relevance & practical relevance
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