Has a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasworkedoutsideacademiaHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHasattempteda start-upthat failedHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasworkedoutsideacademiaHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHasattempteda start-upthat failedHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasconsideredleavingacademia

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