Ways to get postdoc funding to go abroad?
Not sure if this 100% relevant but I will share this story.
There was an international post-doc from Italy at my Uni. He got his PhD at a partner university and he applied for a special international post-doc grant in Italy. Basically an Italian research council, similar to the leverhulme trust, agreed to pay half his post-doc abroad if he could get funding for the other half. He then said it was easy to get the rest of the funding as he was effectively a half-price post-doc.
Not sure if that is 100% helpful but might be an option.
Quote From Tudor_Queen:
OK... I've had a bit more time to search now, and I think basically that it is pretty hard or near impossible to get funding to do a postdoc in the States unless the funding money already exists over there, and you are hired by the PI (either through formally applying or being named as one on a grant - in which case they'd have to demonstrate why you were significantly better for the position than a US postdoc). Just sharing what I've found!
OK... I've had a bit more time to search now, and I think basically that it is pretty hard or near impossible to get funding to do a postdoc in the States unless the funding money already exists over there, and you are hired by the PI (either through formally applying or being named as one on a grant - in which case they'd have to demonstrate why you were significantly better for the position than a US postdoc). Just sharing what I've found!
Just marry an American :) Marrying someone to get post-doc funding is a legitimate reason.
Quote From eng77:
I think the major problem in science (and maybe everything) is money. Applying for fund is difficult and applying for a funded Postdoc/PhD is competitive. Also when you become an experienced researcher/ PI you have to apply for your own fund. I think instituions and research bodies need to invest more in science.
I think the major problem in science (and maybe everything) is money. Applying for fund is difficult and applying for a funded Postdoc/PhD is competitive. Also when you become an experienced researcher/ PI you have to apply for your own fund. I think instituions and research bodies need to invest more in science.
You can get post-doc funding as PhD student it is just very competitive. It is the entire post-doc sector that is competitive as there are not enough post-doc jobs for every PhD student. And to be honest it is better that way, only so many people can become lecturers, and we need to get fresh PhD holders out into the real world.
