GetAMoveOn Network+ One Day Workshop: Secrets of Successful Grant Applications
GetAMoveOn Network+ One Day Workshop: Secrets of Successful Grant Applications
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Description
Do you want to increase your success rate with research grant applications?
A one-day, intensive course that will help you to write great research grant applications and maximise your chances of success.You will get the most from the day if you bring with you a grant application that you are working on.
The course will be led by Andrew Derrington who won his first grant in 1978 and succeeded in funding a 30-year research career through fellowships, project grants and programme funding. He has served on research grant committees for several UK research councils and the Wellcome Trust. The approach that he teaches is based on his extensive experience and analysis of how grant committees make funding decisions.
Who is it for?
- Academics at all levels, from PhD students and ECRs to PIs and professors.
- We particularly welcome delegates researching in areas relevant to the GetAMoveOn aim to get people moving more with the aim of digital technology.
What you will learn
- How the grant application process works and what this means for you.
- What you absolutely must do before you even start writing.
- Why you need a good introduction and how to write it.
- The four essential propositions you must include to convince the panel to fund your project.
- A recipe for writing a compelling case for support: the secret sauce that will give your grant application the best chance of success.
- What to avoid: the traps and bad habits that can stymie your proposal.
- How to write your applications quickly and efficiently so you can meet deadlines without burning the midnight oil.
- How to set yourself up to respond quickly to calls and develop a sustainable approach to grant funding.
When and where
13th September 2018 at 10.00 am (9.30 for tea/coffee) to 4.00pmat UCL in Central London: UCLIC, 66-72 Gower St, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 6EA
- There is no registration fee.
- Please only register if you are absolutely sure that you can attend, so that you don’t deprive someone else of a place.
- You will need to meet your own travel and accommodation costs, and also bring or buy your own lunch locally.
What’s included
- Workshop attendance & any supporting materials that may be provided.
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/water) on arrival, mid-morning and mid-afternoon.
- We will not be providing lunch so please bring your own or alternatively there are lots of places a short walk away where you can buy lunch.
Privacy Policy
If you would like to know more about how we process the information that we collect during the registration process, you can see our privacy policy here: https://getamoveon.ac.uk/privacy-policy
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UCLIC UCLIC, 66-72 Gower St, Bloomsbury, WC1E 6EA London
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GetAMoveOn Network+ One Day Workshop: Secrets of Successful Grant Applications
From Free