Orwi@programming.dev to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoIs research funding now a lottery? Elite funder ERC swamped by applicationswww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squarephdepressed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoI’ve never seen an application without limits. The NIH set limits in the 90s and then further reduced them in the 00s.
minus-squareHapankaali@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoThere are limits, but they are still too large and preparing an ERC grant application takes weeks of fulltime work.
minus-squareChemist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoMonths is usually closer to the thuth, many institutions also have dedicated offices to help out with the process. This really has a huge impact on who gets the funding and reduces the chances of getting ERC grants on small institutions.
I’ve never seen an application without limits. The NIH set limits in the 90s and then further reduced them in the 00s.
There are limits, but they are still too large and preparing an ERC grant application takes weeks of fulltime work.
Months is usually closer to the thuth, many institutions also have dedicated offices to help out with the process. This really has a huge impact on who gets the funding and reduces the chances of getting ERC grants on small institutions.