Towards inclusive funding practices for early career researchers

Author:

de Winde Charlotte M.1,Sarabipour Sarvenaz2,Carignano Hugo3,Davla Sejal4,Eccles David5,Hainer Sarah J.6,Haidar Mansour7,Ilangovan Vinodh8,Jadavji Nafisa M.9,Kritsiligkou Paraskevi10,Lee Tai-Ying11,Ólafsdóttir H. Freyja12

Affiliation:

1. University College London

2. Johns Hopkins University

3. National Institute of Agricultural Technology (IVIT - CICVyA - INTA)

4. City University of New York

5. Malaghan Institute of Medical Research

6. University of Pittsburgh

7. Hasselt University

8. Aarhus University

9. Midwestern University

10. German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

11. University of Oxford

12. Radboud University

Abstract

Securing research funding is a challenge faced by most scientists in academic institutions worldwide. Funding success rates for all career stages are low, but the burden falls most heavily on early career researchers (ECRs). These are young investigators in training and new principal investigators who have a shorter track record. ECRs are dependent on funding to establish their academic careers. The low number of career development awards and the lack of sustained research funding result in the loss of ECR talent in academia. Several steps in the current funding process, from grant conditions to review, play significant roles in the distribution of funds. Furthermore, there is an imbalance where certain research disciplines and labs of influential researchers receive more funding. As a group of ECRs with global representation, we examined funding practices, barriers, and facilitators to the current funding systems. We also identified alternatives to the most common funding distribution practices, such as diversifying risk or awarding grants on a partly random basis. Here, we detail recommendations for funding agencies and grant reviewers to improve ECR funding prospects worldwide and promote a fairer and more inclusive funding landscape for ECRs.

Funder

National Institutes of Health

American Heart Association

Publisher

Journal of Science Policy and Governance, Inc.

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