Unanswered Questions
98 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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What is the purpose of asking whether a prospective grad student would attend the program in the absence of financial aid?
I need financial support to join a specific university. There is a question in the Master's application that says "Will you be willing to join the program even if you didn't receive financial aid? "
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How to approach "potential benefits to society of proposed research" question on a grant application for a pure math project?
I have been writing a grant proposal, where it is based in the UK. I almost did most of the application, but I have no idea for the following parts:
Benefits of Overseas Country: Describe any ...
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How many times can I apply for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship?
It is not clear to me how many times one can apply for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship. I was told that I can apply for such fundings only two times. Is that information true? I couldn't find any ...
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How do Canadian chairs work
I know there are tiers of Canadian chairs (Tier I and II). Tier I is for full professors and Tier II is for assistant professors.
I want to know how Canadian chairs work such as how to apply for them ...
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Is Newton Fellowship in UK for early career researchers?
I am a PhD student (Astronomy) who is going to submit thesis in the next month. I am actively searching for Postdoc opportunities in the UK. I came across Newton Fellowship and I would like to know my ...
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Is it a good idea to cold-email someone in a museum to ask for PhD funding opportunity?
I am an international (non-EU) student and have been offered admission to an art history PhD program in an UK university. However, the offer does not come with funding, and I do not have the financial ...
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When a public university in the US receives an industry grant or gift funding, is that information publicly accessible?
By "that information", I mean the fact that a firm gave some money to a public university, and perhaps also the amount. If it is publicly accessible, how to access it?
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Degree equivalence between Argentina and Europe
I graduated as an Electronic Engineer at University of Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina. I want to apply to scholarships to undertake a Master's course in Europe, and I'm often asked the level of my ...
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Faculty funding in biomedical postgraduate-only institutions
What is the model for faculty funding in biomedical postgraduate-only or research-only institutions?
I understand the distinction between "soft" vs "hard" money and I was told that in medical ...
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Information on Grants & Funding in mathematical research
Professors of mathematics in research universities get grants and funding from time to time. I have two questions regarding this issue:
1) There are many sources of grants and funding, are there any ...
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How much is the scale of startup packages in the UK universities?
I've been offered a tenure-track position (organic chemistry) in Cornell University and I was able to negotiate a startup package of close to $1 million. I've just been invited for an interview for a ...
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Should I let my incoming applied school know that I've optained a scholarship from another school?
This is in an Australian PhD application context, and I'll try to provide as much info as possible without revealing anyone's identity.
I have obtained a full PhD scholarship from a less prestigious ...
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Funding opportunities for small project collaboration between EU and US?
I'm a early career researcher in Italy (University of Bolzano) and I have a colleague who is Senior Research Scientist at the National Institute for Aerospace (private contractor of NASA at the ...
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Where to propose a joint PhD program
I am a mathematician, doing most of my research in dynamical systems. I would like to propose to an European academic partner to co-fund (50%-50%) a PhD position.
Is there a place on the web where I ...
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Public university refuses to support ERC application
I'm from university from Central and Eastern Europe (btw. underrepresented in ERC). I contributed to the research proposal of my colleague for ERC starting grant. However, within internal review ...
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