Status
In review
Illustrator
Vicky HungTheme
Nonprofit WorkGrant and Funding
Message
A comic about Alex receiving a call for a research collaboration and the subsequent funding news.
Panel 1
Visual:
Phone on the desk.
Text: Ring…
Panel 2
Visual:
Alex on the phone, suddenly energized.
Caller: “Hi Alex, this is the University of Rose. We’d love to talk about a research collaboration that may align with your program.”
Alex: “Yay!!! Tell me more, PLEASE!”
Panel 3
Visual:
Same desk. Calendar pages flying by.
Small caption: One year later…
Alex has worked hard.
(No dialogue)
Panel 4 (punchline)
Visual:
Phone rings again. Alex answers, cautiously hopeful.
Caller: “Hi Alex—we got funded.”
Alex: “…oh. Yay!!!”
Fun status: someone may not still there to get the call 😅