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| I am writing grant proposals.Actually, I am delaying writing grant proposals because I am working on a book, that's far more interesting, career prospects be damned.But the knowledge of the looming deadlines adds to the X-mas blues, so here goes...We scientists slavishly write grant proposals begging for amounts of money some people spend in a few days.The said grant money provided by the governments to the scientists is spent in two ways. One, salaries of students and postdocs, whom we train. Most of them will go into industry.Two, equipment and consumables (chemicals etc.), that are purchased from profit-seeking industrial entities.Ergo, scientific enterprise is yet another channel via which money flows from the taxpayer to deep pockets of the executives businesses.Tags:academic "freedom", academic conspiracy theories, funding, general-musings-on-academia _edited_Does anyone know of any opportunities for a recent bachelor-level graduate to get funding (fellowship?) for a mentored research project (specific project I chose at a specific top-tier university)? I'm NOT enrolled in graduate school. In the field of neuroscience/psychiatry/neuroendocrinology.I only know about Fulbright. I was wondering if there is something else?Thanks in advance to all.Tags:ask the a_a reference desk, funding, scholarships-grants-and-funding Did anyone hire a scholarship consultant when they applied to graduate school. If so, would you care to share that process and what the results were for you. Additionally, are there well established firms that cater to grad students in search of funding?Tags:applying-to-grad-school, funding Can somebody please tell me how to get money out of a college once you've been conditionally accepted?!! I've heard about petitioning and stuff, but dont know all that much. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!Tags:finances, fundingMood:anxiousMusic:none Top of Page | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |