Finding funding: Sharing opportunities

Part two of two on how to spot and share info on research funding calls

In part one of this two-parter, I looked at direct funder-to-university or funder-to-researcher communication of research funding calls. That is, how to source funding opportunities and who should be doing it. In this second part, I’ll look at how to effectively share and disseminate opportunities within a university or academic unit. I’ll weigh up the pros and cons of some possible methods to do this, but first, I want to set out five key considerations to help guide the choice of approach.

1. Busy people rarely read their emails properly