The document outlines various funding opportunities for researchers, including fellowships, grants, and sponsorships, highlighting key sources such as the European Research Council and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. It provides guidance on application procedures and the importance of collaboration, flexibility, and a strong research proposal. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of publishing research for career advancement and recognition, recommending reliable journals while cautioning against predatory publications.

1. Funding and Publications
A presentation for the Men‘s forum

2. Types of Funding
*Fellowships
Research Fellowships are intended to help early career researchers to
conduct a defined project at a location of their choice in a country and
to use it as an opportunity to familiarize themselves with new
research methods or to bring a large project to a conclusion.
*Sponsorships
Note: The earlier the better; as age is a major factor that can work
for or against.

3. Types of Funding
*Grants
Grants are funds disbursed or given by one party (grant makers), often a
government department, corporation, foundation or trust, to a recipient,
often (but not always) a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business
or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing"
often referred to as either a proposal or an application is required.
The grant enables scientists and scholars to realize a research project on a
defined subject within a limited period of time.

4. Sources of Sponsorship, Fellowships and individual or
Group research grants (few examples)
*European Research Council (ERC) grants for frontier research (https://erc.europa.eu)
These grants are awarded to researchers of any nationality working in any field of
research.
* Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Research Fellowship Programme
(https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions)
* The Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions support researchers at all stages of their careers,
regardless of age and nationality. Researchers working across all disciplines are eligible
for funding. The MSCA also support cooperation between industry and academia and
innovative training to enhance employability and career development.

5. Sources of Sponsorship, Fellowships and individual or
Group research grants (few examples)
* Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) –German Academic Exchange
Service (https://www.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/en/)
*Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(https://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/programmes/individual/research_fellowships/)
*The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (https://twas.org)- TWAS is a global science
academy based in Trieste, Italy, working to advance science and engineering for
sustainable prosperity in the developing world.
* Research and Advanced Training Fellowship.

6. Sources of Sponsorship, Fellowships and individual or Group
research grants (few examples)
* The Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS) is mandated to promote science-
and technology-related (ST) activities for the mutual benefit of the scientists of developing
countries.
Other programmes include Travel Fellowship to Indian Scientists to participate in international
conferences, workshops outside India, a training programme for women scientists of India on
Intellectual Property Rights and a motivational programme for high school students.
* Research Training Fellowship for Developing Country Scientists (RTFDCS)
fellowship.
*Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) (https://www.humboldt-
foundation.de/web/home.html).
*Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers

7. How to apply and what to bear in mind?
 Generally, the guidelines are available on each homepage of the specific
Sponsorship/Funding, Fellowships and research grants you are interested in.
 Read the guidelines and follow all information in detail.
 You must have a proposal of research you want to carryout. In the proposal, aim at
solving a problem particularly on the Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs).
 Liaise with people that know more about the fellowship/sponsorship for guidance and
advice. He or she may not necessarily be in your field.

8. How to apply and what to bear in mind?
 In the case of grant, you need a Strong collaborator in your field of specialization if you
are upcoming researcher, depending on the type of grants and a Host that is willing to
accommodate you in his/her laboratory in case of Fellowship.
 Be flexible: your host may not be completely doing what you want to do. Thus, be willing
to adapt your work to what he/she is working on in his/her laboratory and be open to
suggestions. Also, give him/her the opportunity to contribute to your proposal or have a
say in it. With that, he or she will support and write you a good recommendation letter to
support your application.

9. Publications
Writing is the most important means for communicating scientific work. Research and
publication complement teaching and training, clinical care, and public health works.
Reasons for writing.
(i) To fulfil specific job requirements by employers that include promotion to an academic
position. Among researchers, the adage “Publish or Perish” (i.e., publish your research or
losing your career) is a threatening reminder of the importance of publication.
(ii) Professional accreditation in the form of continuing medical education (CME)
(iii) Improving prospect of success in research grant application.
(iv) Publications can also be regarded as an asset that enables authors to gain recognition and
acknowledgement as experts in a particular field at national and international levels (Ecc 9:10a).

10. Publications
Reasons for writing.
(v) Publication in peer-reviewed journals also gives international recognition for an individual,
department, university, and institutions.
(vi) In some cases where a topic of major global importance is included in a publication, the
author's country, and even the region, may also get a greater recognition.
Doing research is only half of the picture. If the results of research studies or program
documentations are not published- and where they are published has an important impact also-
other researchers cannot appreciate the value of the evidence generated, they cannot see the
evidence or further build on it, and overall science cannot develop and grow.

11. Where to publish your work:
 ISI Journals:
Web of Science (previously known as Web of Knowledge) is an online subscription-
based scientific citation indexing service originally produced by the Institute for
Scientific Information (ISI) (Drake, 2004).
 Scopus Journals:
It covers three types of sources: book series, journals, and trade journals. All journals
covered in the Scopus database, regardless of who they are published under, are
reviewed each year to ensure high quality standards are maintained.
Caution: AVOID PREDATORY JOURNALS -it kills your carrier and
recognition.