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Grant mention in thesis/paper acknowledgements?

P

I have the opportunity to apply for a small grant (probably under £300) to spend on any costs associated with my PhD. I am otherwise self-funded - I receive no research council or university funding. One of the conditions of applying for the grant is that, if I am awarded it, I must acknowledge the awarding body in all papers I write during my PhD, and in my thesis. I was wondering if this is a typical request?

T

Yes, it's normal for some types of funding for sure. You have to state your funding if its from one of the research councils, for example. It just needs to be a brief line, saying something like "this research (or Joe Bloggs) was supported by a small grant from Name of Organisation (reference no. of grant if there is one)."

The only scenario where I can see this being an issue would be if you had received lots of small pieces of funding from various places, as it might seem a bit bitty listing them all. I've seen two or three listed before but not dozens.

Hope this helps.

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