{"id":3518,"date":"2020-06-02T11:41:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T11:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/i-am-still-waiting-for-funding-opportunities-to-be-able-to-pursue-research\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T10:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T10:35:41","slug":"i-am-still-waiting-for-funding-opportunities-to-be-able-to-pursue-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/i-am-still-waiting-for-funding-opportunities-to-be-able-to-pursue-research","title":{"rendered":"I am still waiting for funding opportunities to be able to pursue research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">It was 2013. I was in the second year of my MSc\u00a0in the department of zoology at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. I was at the stage in the program where everybody is expected to discuss and agree on a research topic with their assigned supervisor, prepare a study design, and finish it within the stipulated time to fulfill all the requirements for the conferment of the degree. That is the traditional style. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify; margin:0in 0in 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Agreeing on a research idea after finding a problem to work on was the first hurdle to overcome with my supervisor, who is an accomplished aquatic entomologist, and a very amiable man I must add. He happened to be on sabbatical at the time at a sister university in the country. The idea I proposed, he admitted was brilliant and encouraged me to go ahead and develop a written proposal. I swung into action and read all the available literature on the subject. Then, when I was about to start conducting the initial pilot survey for the study, my supervisor expressed his concern about proceeding with the research, mainly because of the limitation of getting appropriate equipment. His reasoning, which was very logical, hinged on the difficulty we may face while trying to substantiate our research findings with solid evidence because of a lack of resources and essential equipment. I was self-sponsoring and even without the equipment, this research would have dug deep into my pockets. What would I have not done to be able to afford to carry out the project! Instead, I took a detour and designed a study around my supervisor\u2019s area of research interest. This was not without its own fun, excitement, and nervous anxiety. But ever since my lost opportunity, I couldn\u2019t stop thinking \u2014 what if there was active funding of university research by the government and private companies and businesses? Wouldn\u2019t it inform and influence the quality of research output? What about the potential impact our research could have on society and the wellbeing of people? I am well aware that people keep identifying a variety of problems, but unraveling those problems through well-designed and well-funded research is a mountain we are yet to scale. So many countries fund research at universities, so I can only hope that someday we also get there. 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