Get that grant: Introduction to grant applications for early career researchers

What? This is a grantsmanship workshop targeted at early career researchers working on population health research, anywhere within UCL.

The Populations and Lifelong Health Domain workshop will include speakers from the UCL pre-awards finance and research facilitation teams, funding bodies, and academics talking about their experiences of applying for grants. There will be opportunities for questions and informal discussions about funding applications.

There will be an optional follow-up workshop for which attendees will be asked to submit a brief outline proposal for review by expert mentors and peers.

Why should I go? By the end of the workshop attendees will have an understanding of factors to consider when developing grant proposals.

Location Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, 2nd Floor, South Junction, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT. See UCL Routefinder for directions http://crf.casa.ucl.ac.uk/startPage.aspx

Event Outline

13:30 Workshop start, Introduction and Welcome

13:40 Grantsmanship Introduction (Claire Westwood, UCL Strategic Research Facilitator)

14:10 Grants submission process (Stavroulla Stavrou, Charlene Perrier UCL Pre-Award Team)

14:30 Funder perspective (NIHR TCC)

14:45 Mentor perspective panel discussion (Prof Steve Morris, Prof Nishi Chaturvedi and Prof Andrew Steptoe)

15:15 Plans for second workshop

15:20 Refreshments and opportunity for informal discussion with speakers

16:00 Close

A second workshop (open to attendees of this first event) will be held during the afternoon of 4th March. This second workshop will provide the opportunity for Early Career Researchers to present and get feedback on an individual grant or fellowship proposals from senior mentors within The Populations and Lifelong Health Domain. Participants will be asked to submit an outline proposal in advance of 4th March and will then be matched to appropriate mentors based on this application. Further details of this second session will be provided on 21st January.