Has appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)Has a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)Has a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHasconsideredleavingacademia

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