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This survey provides information on various funding opportunities available for postdoctoral researchers, including eligibility criteria, application process, and selection procedures.
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How to get research funding?A survey of a few postdoctoral opportunities and application tips • Delphine Bellis (RU, philosophy)
Example of a curriculum • 2003: Master in the History of Philosophy, UniversitéParis-Sorbonne • 2010: PhD in Philosophywithin a “cotutelle” agreement, UniversitéParis-Sorbonne / Radboud University Nijmegen • 2010-2011: postdoctoral researcher, Utrecht University • July-August 2011: postdoctoralfellow, Max PlanckInstitutefor the History of Science, Berlin • 2011-2013: postdoctoral researcher, GhentUniversity (award of a Rubicongrantby NWO for 2011-2012) • 2013-2016: postdoctoral researcher, Radboud University (award of a Venigrantby NWO)
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • Niels Stensenfellowships • A Catholicinstitution • 7 fellowshipsgrantedeveryyear (88 applicants in 2014) • To spend 9 to 12 monthsabroad to acquireexperiencebutyou are expected to come back to the Netherlandsafterwards. • Applicationssubmittedbytwo Professors affiliated to a Dutch university • All Professors in the Netherlandsreceive a yearlyinvitation to propose candidates. Askyour supervisor! • Possibility to applyifyou are about to defendyourPhDorwithin 2 yearsafterhavingdefendedit at a Dutch university.
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • NWO Rubicongrants • To spend 1 to 2 years at a universityabroad (alsolimitedopportunity to applyfor a research period at a Dutch universitybutforscientific disciplines that focus on Dutch topics). • 3 rounds per year, resultsknownwithin 4 months • Applicationassessedby a pluridisciplinarycommittee, noexternal referee • Possibility to applyonlyonce and withinoneyearafter the PhDdefense • Applicants must have conducted research at a Dutch universityfor a period of 3 yearsfteduring the 5 yearspreceding the application. • Youcannotapply to go to the country whereyoureceivedyour MA orPhD (unlessthat country is the Netherlandsbutthennot in the universitywhereyoureceivedyour MA and PhD). • Youcanapply to go to a country whereyou have already been conducting research butforno more than 6 months. • Importance of the choice of the host institute and of the tworecommendation letters
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • NWO Venigrants • Possibility to applyonlytwicewithin 3 yearsafter the PhDdefense. • 3 yearpostdoctoralgrant to work at a Dutch university • Selectionrate: around 15% • First selectionroundby a pluridisciplinarycommittee • Proposalassessedbytwoexternal referees • Youcanwrite a rebuttal to the referee reports. • If the referees’ reports are positive, youmightbeinvitedforan interview. • Budget: try to include as manythingsyoucanthink of becauseitcannotbemodifiedonce the grant has been awarded. Don’tincludebookpurchase!
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • FWO postdoctoralgrants • From 2016 onwards: application to besubmittedwithin 3 yearsafter the PhDdefense. • Possibility to applytwice at the maximum • Canberenewedoncefor 3 years. • Successrate 2013: 26% • Importance of A1 publications • Application must include a list of 10 potential referees. • No interview. • Pegasus-Marie-Curiefellowships • Pegasus long (up to 3 years) / Pegasus short (1 year) • Condition: to have been activeoutsideBelgiumfor 2 years over the last 3 years
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • Humboldtfellowships • Postdoctoralfellowships to conduct research in Germanyduring 6-24 months • Application to besubmittedwithin 4 yearsafter the PhDdefense • Applicationassessedbytwo independent reviewers • Decision taken by a committeecomposed of around 50 academicsfrom all disciplines
A few funding opportunities for postdoctoral researchers • and also… • FNRS grant as “Chargé de recherche” • Research in Paris program • Marie Curie fellowships • FullbrightVisitingScholarfellowships • Libraryfellowships (Huntingtonlibrary, Wolfenbüttel…) • Fellowships of the Max PlanckInstitutes in Germany • ERC startinggrant…
Dealing with applications:a focus on chronological strategy and mobility • Chronologicalstrategy • Applyfirstforfundingintendedforresearcherswho have justdefendedtheirPhD. • Mobility • Important for all the applications: international activities and research staysabroad • Someapplications (Niels Stensen, Rubicon, Humboldtfellowship, Marie Curie fellowships…) are preciselyintended to increaseresearchers’ mobility. • Try to do it as early as possible in yourcareer, even for a short period (e.g. onemonth).