| Competitive Research Grants | The major method for funding scientific research |
| Sources | Rannís: NSN Rannis: Technology Development Fund Rannis: Research Fund EU:H2020 EU:Marie Curie EU:ERC etc. |
| Research Proposals | The major method for getting competitive funding for scientific research |
| Sources | Rannís (Iceland), Cordis (EU), NSF (USA) |
| Content | All the same information that appears in a scientific paper will typically have to appear in a research proposal. Additional material includes researchers' CV, financial plans, names of student researchers, and a description of where and how the research will be conducted. |
| Application process | Find a 'call for proposals'. Carefully read the description. Note the proposal due date. Get the forms. Write the application, fill in the forms. Send everything in before the due date. Cross your fingers. |
| H2020 Format | Main sections specified as Scientific Approach, Methodology, Beyond State-of-the-art, Workpackages; language: English |
| Rannis format | Fairly specific; exact format grant-dependent; Language: English (but all require an Icelandic summary) |
| If you get the grant | Congratulations! Now you must do the work and write progress reports, typically once per year. |
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