Date: May 22, 29 & June 5, 2024
Format: Online workshop via Zoom, 09:30 – 13:30 (all days)
Description: The training program provides an introduction on principles in proposal writing for a grant application. This comprises detailed information on the principles of the planning and proposal writing process, examples and exercises for common proposal elements, incl. abstract, title, aim and objectives, state-of-the-art, research concept, relevance and impact, implementation plan and budgeting. The discussion on the perspective of funders and deciphering their programme requirements will help the participants to make appropriate choices for the funding program they want to target and design their proposal accordingly. In addition, participants get an insight to the evaluation process that is useful to optimise the proposal writing and make them aware of the evaluators as specific target audience for their proposals.
Through examples of funding programs incl. from the European Commission and other relevant international funders, participants will learn how to develop their funding idea by matching it to the goals of a chosen funding program. Examples and tips will help participants not only to structure their proposals that they comply with funding agency requirements but also to write proposals that reflect the reading behaviour of reviewers.
Methods: Lectures, group discussions, individual work, and trainer feedback
Objectives: The participants will learn how to
- View proposal writing as an instrument for career advancement.
- Develop and sell your research idea by matching it to the objectives of the targeted funding body.
- Structure a research proposal and design contents for each section.
- Convince reviewers of the relevance and importance of the research idea.
- Understand reviewers’ reading behaviour and engage the reviewer to advocate on their behalf to the review panel.
- Comply with formalities and manage timelines and deadlines.
Trainer: Dr. Susanne Hollmann (CEO) has a PhD in biochemistry and is a licensed coach for career development. Susanne wrote and advised more than 200 proposals and is working as evaluator for different funders. She was involved in the foundation of several companies, incl. SB Science Management in 2024.
Dr. Babette Regierer is co-funder of SB Science Management and is consultant and trainer for a broad variety of customers since more than 20 years. Babette was involved in writing and consultancy of many proposals for different funders, among them also EU.
Registration & Deadlines: You can register for the workshops by filing our registration form. Except for Info-Sessions, where the number of participants is not limited, registration opens 6 weeks before the start of a workshop. Registration closes 2-3 days before a workshop starts. In the case of a late registration, please send us an email at postdoc@tum.de. The selected applicants are expected to participate in the entire workshop.
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