A funding section tells a committee that other people have already bet money on your ideas. That is powerful evidence, but only if it is legible. Reviewers want to see, at a glance, what you won, how much it was worth, and whether you led the application or contributed to it. Present each entry so those three facts jump out.
What to include in every entry
Consistency matters more than any single field. Pick a format and repeat it exactly down the list so nothing looks inflated or hidden.
- Title: the official name of the grant or fellowship.
- Funding body: the agency, foundation, or institution.
- Amount: the sum awarded, in the relevant currency.
- Dates: the funded period, not the application date.
- Role: principal investigator, co-investigator, or contributor.
State your role honestly. Claiming a team grant as your own is the fastest way to lose a committee’s trust when they cross-check with a collaborator.
Order and grouping
List funding in reverse chronological order so your most recent success sits first. If you have a long record, group awarded grants separately from submitted or pending ones, and never mix declined applications into the main list. Fellowships you held personally can sit in their own subsection because they speak more directly to your individual promise than a large team award does.
Placement and honesty
Give funding its own top-level heading rather than burying it inside research experience, since reviewers often scan straight to it. Do not pad the section with internal travel bursaries or small departmental sums if you also hold major external grants, because the small entries dilute the strong ones. Let the significant awards stand on their own.
Structure the section inside the CV maker, and see where it belongs in the full CV guide. If you are converting an academic CV to industry, resume vs CV shows what to keep.