“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