By integrating career programming into their funding strategies, philanthropies can serve as catalysts for change, providing resources and training that institutions may struggle to offer consistently.
This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution
Access options
Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals
Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription
$32.99 / 30 days
cancel any time
Subscribe to this journal
Receive 12 print issues and online access
$259.00 per year
only $21.58 per issue
Buy this article
- Purchase on SpringerLink
- Instant access to the full article PDF.
USD 39.95
Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout
References
Science Philanthropy Alliance. Science Philanthropy Indicators Report 2025 https://indicators.sciphil.org/ (accessed 12 February 2026).
Science Philanthropy Alliance. Science Philanthropy Indicators Report https://www.issuelab.org/resources/43156/43156.pdf (2023).
Health Research Alliance. Research workforce & early career development. https://healthra.org/communities/research-workforce-early-career-development/ (accessed 12 February 2026).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
A.G.L. is a paid consultant and speaker for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and has been a paid speaker for the Heising-Simons Foundation.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Collins, T., Levine, A.G., Haidar, L. et al. Philanthropies can serve scientists’ careers with more than money. Nat Biotechnol 44, 490–491 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-026-03042-2
Published:
Version of record:
Issue date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-026-03042-2
