2. 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...
3. 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: ...
4. Mindsets about funding
• Funding - partners - project - people - idea
• Idea - project - people - partners - funding
• Arthur Bienenstock - people
• I have time for ten projects before retirement
5. 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
8. Forms of funding
• Project grants
• Scholarships/personal grants
• Post-docs, etc.
• Development, structure money, internal as
well as external
9. 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
10. Solid projects from
different funds
• Development projects
• Research money for writing and analysis
• Internal money for research environment,
labs etc.
• Involving students
• etc.
12. 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?
13. Trends (gut feeling)
• More difficult to fund PhD students
• More focus on implementation, credibility
and impact
• Discipline specific trending topics
14. “Myths” about research
funding
• seed money pays off
• relying on management and structuring of
the application process
• Conflict between scientific relevance &
practical relevance
