To cite research funding abroad for international conferences, you must include the full official name of the international funding agency and the specific grant number in the Acknowledgments section of your conference paper or presentation.
Properly acknowledging international grants is crucial for maintaining research transparency and fulfilling the legal obligations of your funding agreement. Whether you are submitting a full manuscript to conference proceedings, designing a research poster, or preparing a slide deck, here is how to format your funding citations correctly.
Essential Elements to Include
When referencing an overseas grant, always include the following details to ensure accuracy:
- Official Agency Name: Use the official English translation of the foreign funding body (e.g., "European Research Council" or "Japan Society for the Promotion of Science").
- Grant or Award Number: Always include the exact alphanumeric code associated with your funding.
- Recipient Name (Optional): If the funding was awarded to a specific co-author rather than the entire research team, specify their initials.
Formatting the Acknowledgments Section
For written conference papers, funding citations belong in a dedicated "Acknowledgments" or "Funding" section, typically placed right before your reference list.
Here are two standard templates you can adapt for your manuscript:
- Single International Funder: "This work was supported by the [Agency Name] in [Country] under Grant [Number]."
- Multiple Funders: "This research was jointly supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant [Number] and the [International Agency Name] under Grant [Number]."
While you manually draft your funding acknowledgments, you can use WisPaper's TrueCite to automatically find and verify the rest of your academic citations, ensuring your entire conference paper meets strict APA, MLA, or IEEE formatting guidelines without any hallucinated references.
Citing Funding on Posters and Presentations
If you are presenting at an international symposium, written acknowledgments should be adapted for visual formats:
- Research Posters: Place the funding acknowledgment in the bottom right or left corner of your poster. It is highly recommended to include the official high-resolution logo of the international funding agency, provided you have permission to use it.
- Slide Presentations: Dedicate your final slide to acknowledgments. List the funding agencies, grant numbers, and their logos alongside your thank-yous to collaborators and lab members.
Always double-check the specific author guidelines of the international conference you are attending, as some organizations have strict, mandatory templates for disclosing financial support and research funding.
