Julia Barzyk, PhD, is a former funding agency program manager who founded Wise Investigator to provide U.S.-based university researchers the training and support they need to have success with the research funding process.
May 31, 2026
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4 min read
Feedback is most valuable when built into the timeline, not squeezed in at the end.
May 24, 2026
3 min read
Stop searching for the perfect contact and start building the funnel
May 17, 2026
Why the best approach to early career awards may not start with the award itself
May 10, 2026
2 min read
Anxiety is not an indication that you should delay reaching out.
May 3, 2026
How faculty can stay prepared while science budgets remain uncertain
Apr 26, 2026
Three situations in which PIs should consider strategic funding-related support
Apr 19, 2026
Why treating them that way can quietly hurt your chances of funding
Apr 12, 2026
5 min read
Why many faculty start too late and neglect the most strategic parts of the funding process
Apr 5, 2026
6 min read
What four former program officers want you to understand about the difference between a (merely) technically strong idea and a fundable one
Mar 29, 2026
How to stay current without going down rabbit holes
Mar 22, 2026
11 min read
Using large language models to support, not interfere with, your ideas
Mar 15, 2026
Developing an intentional relationship with AI in research and grant writing
Mar 8, 2026
Realization, impact, and the life of research after funding
Mar 1, 2026
How your idea meets the world of review and funding
Feb 22, 2026
Why internal clarity comes before external alignment
Feb 15, 2026
Why protecting the Spark is the first step toward funding
Feb 8, 2026
The phases every funded research project moves through, so named or not
Feb 1, 2026
Why February outreach matters more than you may think
Jan 25, 2026
A practical time management approach for dynamic funding cycles
Jan 18, 2026
Why activity does not equal progress in 2026
Jan 11, 2026
7 min read
In 2026, the advantage is not access to information but rather knowing what applies to you now.
Jan 4, 2026
Information is a commodity.
Nov 30, 2025
Gratitude for a global research community that keeps it going, together
Nov 23, 2025
Achieve results by turning knowing into doing
Nov 16, 2025
Making the most of a brief window for funding success
