Securing funding for your work is a crucial skill for your scientific career. Writing applications is just the tip of the iceberg – many soft skills and actions are needed before you start writing to be efficient and effective in funding procurement. This FREE course will give you the tools to:
- Develop skills to self-fund your career pathway
- Create a personal research funding strategy
- Identify suitable funding opportunities
- Assess your likelihood of success
- Build strong professional relationships that result in future collaborations
- Critically analyse why you were unsuccessful or outcompeted
This workshop will set out key considerations for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in relation to securing funding for your research and helping you to develop and implement your own research funding strategy. The workshops will combine theory and exercises, with practical templates and tools provided to participants.
Follow up modules related to proposal concept design, designing impact pathways and proposal writing may take place dependent on demand.
Please note that this training is only open for ECRs – PhD students or individuals holding a postdoctoral position within 5 years of their PhD degree award (discounting any time spent on maternity, illness or similarly extensive non-holiday leave) at the time of the Workshop.
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Module 1 – Sink or Swim! Secure your future in research
Strategy
Understand the key components in a successful funding strategy. Consider what should be included in a funding action plan and how to build your own skills and network to be effective.Identifying and Assessing Funding Opportunities
Learn how to navigate and assess different funding opportunities and make informed go/no go decisions so you are efficient and effective. Learn from failures so that you can avoid typical pitfalls. -
Module 2 – Expand your Network! Create a pipeline of opportunities for collaboration
Why network?
Understand why networking is so important in funding procurement. Self-reflect on your current network and the strength of your relationships. Recognise that networking is a skill and that you can work on it.Networking strategy
Who should you be networking with? How do you create an initial relationship, and how do you strengthen it over time?Practical tips on how to network
A hands-on session on how to network in different situations. Consider how you can network as part of your professional routine.
Please click here to complete the registration form.
Registration closes one day before each module.
More information here.