In this episode of Science Sisters, Paula Koelemeijer (research fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London) and I talk about how to get one of those mythical fellowships and how you can use them to set yourself up in academia by (dare I say it?) obtaining a whispers permanent position. We discuss how to write a proposal, get a research idea, and how to prepare for your interview. Also, we talk about combining motherhood with a busy academic career.

(Don't!) Stalk Paula*: https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/paula-koelemeijer(ee2a47c4-2d8f-4d26-a13b-024c719652ec).html

• Paula recently got a new (permanent!) position at Oxford university, so all references to daily schedules are outdated

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Resources*: How to find funding and write a research grant (only accessible through EGU portal) - https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/38895 Royal Society Fellowships - https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/university-research/ NERC Fellowships - https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/nerc-independent-research-fellowship-2021/

• Note: very incomplete. These are just some suggestions for starting points.

Original art & music by Lucía Pérez-Díaz: https://twitter.com/drperezdiaz https://twitter.com/theflattype

Secret paper: Brizzi et al., 2020 (JGR: Solid Earth): How sediment thickness influences subduction dynamics and seismicity https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018964

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