Date: October 22, 2025
Format: Online via Zoom, 16:00 –18:00
Description: Writing successful grant and funding applications can be time-consuming and detail-heavy. AI tools like ChatGPT, Custom GPTs, and Notebook ML can make the process faster, more organized, and more effective. This talk will show how to apply these tools to different stages of proposal development — from drafting and refining sections to managing references in a structured, searchable workspace. We will cover best practices for prompting and editing, how to configure ChatGPT for specific funding contexts, and introduce other useful AI-based writing tools. Alongside the opportunities, we will discuss key legal, ethical, and data protection considerations, as well as risks like AI hallucinations, bias, and misinterpretation — and how to mitigate them.
Objectives:
By the end of this talk, participants will be able to:
Use ChatGPT and Custom GPTs effectively for proposal drafting and refinement.
Organize and manage material with Notebook ML.
Apply prompting and editing strategies for clearer and more persuasive proposals.
Navigate legal, ethical, and data protection issues in AI-assisted academic work
Speaker: Benjamin Dageroth is a AI consultant at Berlin Alley, and Product Manager AI at Mapp. He studied Business Informatics, Philosophy, and Political Science, and has founded several companies in business intelligence, online retail, and consulting. Co-author of Wertschätzung. Ein Praxisbuch and co-editor of the Toolbox für gute Arbeit, he specializes in integrating AI tools into products and teaching others how to use them.
Cooperation Partner: Munich Postdoc Network
Registration: The series is open to all postdocs in the Munich area and we do not limit the number of participants. You can register until Tuesday noon before the respective Talk via the registration form and will receive the login data shortly before the talk. For this format, there is no selection process and you do not need to inform us if you are unable to participate.