Most scientists prefer small and mid-sized research grants

Henrik Dimke; Maria Theresa Norn; Peter Munk Christiansen; Jeppe Wohlert; Nikolaj Thomas Zinner

doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0643-1

Most scientists prefer small and mid-sized research grants

Henrik Dimke, Maria Theresa Norn, Peter Munk Christiansen, Jeppe Wohlert, Nikolaj Thomas Zinner

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Abstract

Scientists’ own perspectives on research funding are often missing. To address this, we surveyed Danish scientists about their ideal research grant. In contrast to a trend towards larger grants, most surveyed scientists prefer small or mid-sized grants to pursue their ideas and advance their scientific careers.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Human Behavior
Volume	3
Issue number	8
Pages (from-to)	765-767
ISSN	2397-3374
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-019-0643-1
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

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