# Funding Statement Template

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# Funding Statement

## Funding

Option A — Funded:

This work was supported by [Funder name] under Grant [number].  
[Optional: Additional funders and grant numbers.]

Option B — No funding:

The authors received no specific funding for this work.

## Funder role (if required)

[Describe whether the funder had any role in study design, data collection/analysis, decision to publish, or manuscript preparation.]

