I’m afraid I don’t have any special insight into “how likely...” such funding is, but since the application isn’t very costly (between 1 and 4 hours), it probably makes sense to apply anyway? And it’s quite reasonable that you can reuse a bunch of stuff across applications too, so this investment at your end goes down.
Exciting that you’ve been doing so many things! I think it helps your chances if there is legible evidence of how your skills and thinking have evolved over the course of this year. I think it’s also useful for grantmakers to know what you’re aiming at: Which research agendas, what theories of change do you think are worth working on, and why? Do your career transition plans align with those?
Finally, I think you should also considering applying to jobs! You’ve done quite a bit of stuff, and you might already be a good fit for some roles, so you should apply to things to get calibrated on whether you even need the funding.
Hi Edy,
I’m afraid I don’t have any special insight into “how likely...” such funding is, but since the application isn’t very costly (between 1 and 4 hours), it probably makes sense to apply anyway? And it’s quite reasonable that you can reuse a bunch of stuff across applications too, so this investment at your end goes down.
Exciting that you’ve been doing so many things! I think it helps your chances if there is legible evidence of how your skills and thinking have evolved over the course of this year. I think it’s also useful for grantmakers to know what you’re aiming at: Which research agendas, what theories of change do you think are worth working on, and why? Do your career transition plans align with those?
Finally, I think you should also considering applying to jobs! You’ve done quite a bit of stuff, and you might already be a good fit for some roles, so you should apply to things to get calibrated on whether you even need the funding.