In the life sciences, for example, foundations find it hard to identify high-level Europeans for awards. This is not due to lower scientific quality, but to the higher levels of sustained support available to American group leaders to transform new ideas into discoveries.
日益压缩的预算也令资深科学家们举步维艰。例如，在生命科学领域，基金会们发现寻找高层次的欧洲科研人员颁发奖金成为难题。这倒不是因为科研水平的下降，而是因为高水准的可持续支持使美国科研机构的领导者们更能将新的理念转化为科学发现。