subject: Scientific Careers: How To Get Funding For Your Research [print this page] Sometimes even the most famous scientific institutions may feel some financial difficulties. Thus, far from all perspective researches can be implemented. Sometimes scientists and students fail to find the necessary funding for their research within their place of work or study. However, if you are sure that your research is very important for peoples lives improvement you still may find the necessary funding.
How to find funding?
Different governmental (or non-governmental) organizations offer financial aid for different studies. Some of them are interested in the development of pedagogical study; others seek for researches in the field of biology, and so on. Such aid usually presupposes some prize (definite amount of money) and your research expenses defray. It is necessary to add that those expenses include some possible additional study, travel and residence fees, equipment, etc. As a rule, such organizations post some information in some Internet sources. Thus, to find funding available, you only need to implement the corresponding search with the help of your searching browser. You will find all the necessary information on the topics for possible researches, deadlines, necessary application documentation, etc.
Tips for applying to financial aid
First of all, you should study all the information about the program you want to apply to. Decide whether your research can be interesting for those who launched the program. If you think you will fit, start collecting the documents. As a rule you will have to submit some personal information and some information on your research, a kind of your dissertation proposal. In your proposal you will have to be very convincing and prove that your research is relevant. Try to mention that your work coincides with this program objectives and it deserves to be implemented. Of course, you need to provide some information on your research budget.
