Grant Proposal
Course aims
The course provides guidance on developing a strong application that will allow reviewers to better evaluate the science and merit of students' proposal. Students will learn how to put your ideas into proper words, arrange a clear and concise paper and search grant market for potential funder. Students will also learn how to react to negative feedback from reviewers and resubmit your proposal. The course focuses on useful project management tools and possible budget pitfalls.
Target group
Doctoral students, young researchers
Prerequisites
B1/B1+ (level of English)
Course content
MODULE I: READY TO START
In this module students will discover how to formulate the rationale of them future research and create its model in a clear and concise way. Students will also learn how to effectively search and select a funder. Besides, students will be able to estimate Their and their organisation's strong and weak points to make the grant project and aspirations more realistic.
MODULE II: READY TO COUNT AND DEMONSTRATE
In this module students will discover tools which help to organise project work in an effective way. Lectures provide basic information about scheduling the project and team management. Another crucial skill students will acquire is how to estimate and justify project costs, as well as describing budget in the narrative. Students will also be able to demonstrate information in numbers and visuals, which is a valuable feature of any grant proposal.
MODULE III: READY TO WRITE
In this module students will learn how to develop and arrange sections of their proposal, write the best headings for them, and prepare the abstract. Students will also learn how to make their narrative persuasive and appealing. Besides, students will solve the problem of compressing text to the right size and keeping it readable. Another important skill students will acquire is preparing a brief oral presentation of their projects in case funders want to meet them.
MODULE IV: READY TO SUBMIT AND IMPLEMENT
In this module students will learn how to assess their proposals before submission and react to reviewers’ feedback afterwards. Students will also learn how to revise your proposal for resubmission in case of failure. Two more skills for mastering are reports on processing and project closing.
In this module students will discover how to formulate the rationale of them future research and create its model in a clear and concise way. Students will also learn how to effectively search and select a funder. Besides, students will be able to estimate Their and their organisation's strong and weak points to make the grant project and aspirations more realistic.
MODULE II: READY TO COUNT AND DEMONSTRATE
In this module students will discover tools which help to organise project work in an effective way. Lectures provide basic information about scheduling the project and team management. Another crucial skill students will acquire is how to estimate and justify project costs, as well as describing budget in the narrative. Students will also be able to demonstrate information in numbers and visuals, which is a valuable feature of any grant proposal.
MODULE III: READY TO WRITE
In this module students will learn how to develop and arrange sections of their proposal, write the best headings for them, and prepare the abstract. Students will also learn how to make their narrative persuasive and appealing. Besides, students will solve the problem of compressing text to the right size and keeping it readable. Another important skill students will acquire is preparing a brief oral presentation of their projects in case funders want to meet them.
MODULE IV: READY TO SUBMIT AND IMPLEMENT
In this module students will learn how to assess their proposals before submission and react to reviewers’ feedback afterwards. Students will also learn how to revise your proposal for resubmission in case of failure. Two more skills for mastering are reports on processing and project closing.
- Elena Bazanova, PhD, associate professor
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia
