PhD funding as a determinant of PhD and career research performance

Bibliographic Data

ID4097291
AuthorsHelena Horta (0000-0001-6814-1393, Division of Policy, Administration and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Room 419, Runme Shaw Building, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China, corresponding author), Mattia Cattaneo (0000-0003-4400-089X, Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research IN+/IST, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049 Lisbon, Portugal), Michele Meoli (0000-0002-9438-0782, University of Bergamo)
Year2018
Volume43
Issue3
Pages542-570
Publication date2018-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2016.1185406
OpenAlexW2424964204
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited75

This article focuses on the effects of PhD funding on research performance both during the degree and throughout researchers’ careers as measured through publications and citations. This analysis draws from a representative sample of researchers holding a doctorate based in Portugal and finds that those funded by grants during the PhD perform better than the self-funded ones. It also finds that different PhD funding sources produce different outcomes. PhD grants positively affect research performance during the PhD and throughout the career, when compared with research project grants. We argue that the latter funding scheme has more limited effects because of the constraints typical of early stage researchers involved in research project dynamics

Career development · Grant funding · Higher education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Innovation Policy and RD · Medicine · Psychology · Public Administration