Description

Grant reviewers often say that many excellent projects do not get funded because the idea was not communicated clearly enough. Strong science is not enough for writing a successful proposal: to get funded, you also need excellent persuasion skills. So how do you make sure the advantages of your work are understood and appreciated?

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Interpret correctly the FWO application form and scoring grid in order to respond accurately to the expectations for a competitive research grant.
• Use strong structure in the key proposal sections: State of the Art, Objectives, and Methodology & Work Plan.
• Provide clear, convincing answers to the key evaluation criteria of originality, high-risk, methodological ambition, and project impact.
• Present persuasively your academic record, and convey a strong message about your growing maturity and research independence.

We strongly encourage that you only apply for this course if you intend to submit an FWO application. Given the limited number of spaces, we may need to reject enrolment applications from PhD candidates who are not preparing FWO applications should that be necessary to guarantee places for those who are.

Please only subscribe to the registration list of one group. If there are no more available places, you can subscribe for the waiting list of both groups within your research field.