Has pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHasworkedoutsideacademiaHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasconsideredleavingacademiaHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHasworkedoutsideacademiaHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasconsideredleavingacademiaHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejected

PhD winter school bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Has pitched an idea to investors or funders
  2. Has a start-up idea they haven’t told many people
  3. Has struggled with impostor syndrome
  4. Has learned a skill just for their project
  5. Has applied for a grant at the last minute
  6. Has worked outside academia
  7. Has attempted a start-up that failed
  8. Has felt burnt out but kept going
  9. Has mentored or been mentored by a founder
  10. Has had a paper rejected without review
  11. Has been ghosted by an investor
  12. Has co-founded something (company, lab, initiative)
  13. Has considered leaving academia
  14. Has built something users didn’t want
  15. Has failed an experiment spectacularly
  16. Has applied for a grant and been rejected