Has appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)Hasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas beenghostedby aninvestorHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)Hasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas 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 at the last minute
  2. Has had a paper rejected without review
  3. Has been ghosted by an investor
  4. Has felt burnt out but kept going
  5. Has co-founded something (company, lab, initiative)
  6. Has mentored or been mentored by a founder
  7. Has applied for a grant and been rejected
  8. Has attempted a start-up that failed
  9. Has learned a skill just for their project
  10. Has worked outside academia
  11. Has built something users didn’t want
  12. Has failed an experiment spectacularly
  13. Has struggled with impostor syndrome
  14. Has a start-up idea they haven’t told many people
  15. Has considered leaving academia
  16. Has pitched an idea to investors or funders