Research and Grant Proposals

A recent article published in PLOS One raises questions over the need for competitive research funding. There are many problems with how funding agencies currently operate.…

Scientists receive payments for their experiments through research grants. Research funding is critical to what scientists are able to do. This means that research funders have a…

Traditionally, government agencies fund research projects. The researcher submits a proposal and waits for an approval. However, acquiring research funding can become a difficult…

Many researchers at universities need research funding for their various projects. They usually compete for money by writing grant applications. Often, these are long documents…

Since the early 20th century, the primary source of research funding has been the government. Academic scientists put forward project proposals that are evaluated by government…

Addressing an “Innovation Deficit” Basic research, also known as pure or foundational research, is losing ground against the deeper pockets of the corporations and institutions…

Two recent papers on worldwide biomedical R&D spending have some good news and some bad news for researchers in the field. For researchers in Europe and North America the news…

Money for quality. Encouraging research excellence by allocating funds to reward high performance sounds like a good idea. The goal is clear: increase the quality of research and…

If you are an individual with research you believe to be valuable and essential to the academic world, but you have no means to publish your work, then you may want to consider…