Missenden Centre - Making your research grant proposal sucessful

Making your research grant proposal successful
Outline Programme

Day 1

11:00	Registration and coffee
11:15	Sharing agendas, introduction
12:00	Session 1 Presentation: key features of the context Government and Funding Council policy update Research Council policies RAE 2008/REF2014 etc. Questions and discussion
12:45	Lunch in dining room
13:45	Session 2 Syndicates review model applications and draw up guidelines for good practice Plenary discussion of feedback and suggestions from syndicates
15:15	Tea
15:45	Session 3 Presentation by Robert Crawshaw: Advice on making applications Discussion
17:30	Mid course review

Break: walking maps available

19:00

Library
Reception, dinner, evening session if required (e.g. discuss diary of academics bidding for funds…)

Day 2 - provisional
Subject to revision in the light of mid course review

07:30-	Breakfast available
08:30	Session 4 Presentation by John Wakeford: preparing to apply
09:00	Session 5 Syndicates consider participants’ draft/unsuccessful applications Plenary feedback on strengths and advice for improvement
10:00	Coffee
10:15	Session 6 Syndicates consider participants’ draft/unsuccessful applications Plenary feedback on strengths and advice for improvement
11:15	Collect coffee if required Session 7 Syndicates consider participants’ draft/unsuccessful applications
12:15	Session 8 Presentation by Sarah Andrew: Writing award winning grant applications Questions and discussion
12:45	Lunch
13:30	Session 9 Presentation by John Wakeford: making applications writing styles; what to do if you are turned down
15:00	Tea Syndicates produce presentations: ‘What we need from the research support system’ Action planning and evaluation
16:00	Ends