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Arevalo, Javier – Research Management Review, 2017
Bibliometric benchmarking can be an aid to researchers pondering whether to apply for competitive grants. In this paper, the highly prestigious grants offered by the European Research Council to young scientists of any nationality were scrutinized. The analysis of the 2014-2015 data indicates that over 75% of life science grantees in the starting…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Grants, Research Projects, Research Proposals
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Dorff, Michael; Narayan, Darren A. – PRIMUS, 2013
Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in undergraduate research activities at colleges and universities nationwide. However, this comes at a time when budgets are being tightened and some institutions do not have the resources to pursue new initiatives. In this article we present some ideas for obtaining funding and support for…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Research Administration, Fund Raising, Financial Support
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Sugihara, Tadashi; Sonobe, Taro; Mutoh, Seitaro – Journal of Research Administration, 2014
In 2004, all national universities in Japan, which had previously been legally subordinate to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), became separate National University Corporations. With this change, the importance of securing competitive funding increased significantly, and university researchers have had to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Research Administration, Research Projects
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Meyer, Katrina A. – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1991
In response to increasing costs and growing reliance on external funding for college faculty research, a plan for promoting faculty success in gaining financial support for research is proposed. The plan is based on information in the literature concerning prerequisites for success in getting external support. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Fund Raising, Grantsmanship, Higher Education
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Buckalew, L. W.; Ford, L. Harlan – Educational Record, 1988
The American Technological University's pursuit of external funding through grants and contracts is described, and recommendations for staffing, policy, and practice related to sponsored programs are made. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, College Administration, Fund Raising
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Monahan, Thomas C.; Fortune, Jim C. – Research Management Review, 1995
A study of 163 colleges and universities examined 33 variables seen as incentives for faculty to engage in sponsored research. Results suggest a small predictive relationship between released time to write proposals, reduced faculty loads to work on funded projects, availability of graduate and research assistants, return of some direct costs to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Workload, Graduate Students, Grantsmanship
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Mouly, V. Suchitra; Sankaran, Jayaram K. – SRA Journal, 1999
A survey of scientists and engineers in research and educational institutions in India investigated the strengths and weaknesses of the existing system of administering research and development (R&D) projects. Topics addressed include proposal submission, peer review, project reporting, budgeting, interagency interaction, and project…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Budgeting, Engineers, Foreign Countries
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Rip, Arie – Higher Education, 1994
Analysis of the role of research councils and the awarding of research grants suggests that they have become part of the reward system of the scientific community. It is proposed that research councils must become entrepreneurial, seeking both resources and a role in strategic networks, or face obsolescence. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Economic Climate, Educational Change, Entrepreneurship
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Emery, Judy A.; And Others – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1992
A study investigated the factor(s) predicting success in receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) First Independent Research Support and Transition (FIRST) funding. Two analytical models were used with a variety of researcher, methodology, project design, and institutional characteristics as variables. No significant predictor variables were…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Financial Support
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Van de Kaa, Dirk J. – Higher Education, 1994
It is suggested that, in the Netherlands' system of resource allocation for research, there is subtle and powerful pressure for consensus. Changes in science policy orientation since the 1960s are traced, and the current framework for policy formation, planning, and decision making is sketched. Three peer review models are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conformity, Decision Making, Democratic Values