‘Two years is too short’: Scientists call out switch to shorter grants


Trish Everingham
Contributor

Australian scientists have balked at a proposal for the federal government to fund high risk research over just two years, warning administration will eat into the short timespan and hold back early career researchers.

The short sharp research grants could come from a new ‘Initiate’ scheme that has been proposed in a review of the National Competitive Grants Program (NCGP).

The review has called for an increased risk appetite in …

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