Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A department provides 60,000 GBP of bridge funding to retain a postdoc for six months while a renewal application is under review.
- Is an instance
A Wellcome Investigator receives a bridge award after their first quinquennium ends and before the renewal decision is announced.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
A multi-year programme grant is not bridge funding.
- Not an instance
A no-cost extension uses existing award funds and is not bridge funding.
Editorial commentary
Bridge funding addresses cashflow continuity for postdoctoral salaries, key consumables, and ongoing experiments when there is a gap between grant cycles. It is most often provided by deans' offices, departments, or research foundations and ranges from a few thousand to several hundred thousand pounds or dollars. Bridge funds are typically released against a credible application pipeline. Institutional bridge programmes are tracked as a strategic recruitment and retention investment.
References
- Research universities' internal funding policies; UK Wellcome and CRUK bridging fund schemes for fellows.
Also known as
Bridge grant · Bridging funding · Bridge award
Machine-readable encodings
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