Has appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHas beenghostedby aninvestorHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasworkedoutsideacademiaHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHas beenghostedby aninvestorHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasworkedoutsideacademiaHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfunders

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