On top of this burden our source said funding has been essentially flat since 2004 and yet the number of applications for grant funding has increased tenfold. About the only thing which has grown on research campuses is the research and compliance offices — at his campus, there has been an expansion from two employees to six.
I wonder what the reasons are for growth in applications for funding. Sounds like it could be a side effect of the education bubble, more people trying for the same number of funding opportunities.
This was an interesting side remark.
I wonder what the reasons are for growth in applications for funding. Sounds like it could be a side effect of the education bubble, more people trying for the same number of funding opportunities.