This round table connected CHANSE researchers with funding representatives from the National Science Centre (NCN), Poland; the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR), Poland; the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UK; the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education (DAFSHE), Denmark; and the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands. During the round table, we explored, through presentations and plenary discussions, what funders want and do, how to make research topical/appealing, and dos and don’ts for researchers