Acquisition of grants (scholar's workshop) 1600-SZD-POGR-PL-EN
Description of the substantive content:
The course will familiarize participants with the available research funding programs and develop practical skills required to prepare their own grant application. We will discuss the growing importance of grants in the contemporary academia and the role of externally funded research projects in the individual paths of researchers’ development. Participants will learn
about the most important Polish and EU grant programs, especially those targeting young researchers. We will discuss what is usually expected from grant applications and applicants.
Using real examples, we will discuss the construction and style of project descriptions. The participants will practice writing elements of their own grant application.
Detailed program:
● The importance of research grants. Overview of funding options available to young
researchers (NCN, NAWA, NCBiR, FNP, ERC, foundations in various EU countries)
● Grant application: how to effectively write a project description?
● How to plan project’s budget and timeline?
● Role of the applicant's CV
● How to establish partnerships for research projects?
● The most common mistakes in grant applications
● The review process – what feedback can you expect?
● What to do once a project receives funding?
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge (W; in Polish: “wiedza”) (the graduate knows and understands)
WK_03 the basic principles of knowledge transfer to the economic and social areas and commercialisation of the
results of scientific activities in the field of the social sciences and of the know-how related to these results
Skills (U; in Polish: “umiejętności”) (the graduate is able to)
UW_02 critically analysing and evaluating the research results within the social sciences, of expert activities and other
creative work and their contribution to the development of knowledge
UK_04 participate in academic discourse in the field of the social sciences
UO_01 plan and implement one’s own and team’s research or creative projects, in the field of the social sciences,
also in the international community
UU_01 independently plan and act for their own development, and inspire and organise the development of others
Social competences (K; in Polish” “kompetencje społeczne”) (the graduate is ready to)
KK_02 critically assess one's own contribution to the development of a scientific discipline
Other:
Participants:
- know institutions financing research in Poland and in the EU countries
- know the basic types of grants (calls for proposals) and are able to find detailed guidelines
- understand the basic principles of evaluation of grant applications, - are able to plan the process of preparing a grant application, know where to get required
assistance
- can present their achievements in CVs, in accordance with the requirements
- are able to translate their research ideas into short descriptions of the project
- know how to prepare project’s budget and timeline.
Assessment criteria
Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the permitted number of explained absences
Two 4h meetings are planned. Attendance at both dates is required.
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session)
To complete the course, it is required:
- to prepare a short description of the research project (detailed requirements will be provided)
- to pass a short test
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: test, assignment (elements of the project
proposal).
Evaluation criteria: pass without a grade
Bibliography
Crawley GM and O’Sullivan E (2016) The Grant Writer’s Handbook: How to Write a Research Proposal and Succeed. Covent Garden, London ; Hackensack, NJ: Imperial College.
Press.
Folsom RB (2018) How to Get Grant Money in the Humanities and Social Sciences. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Pequegnat W, Stover E and Boyce CA (eds) (2011) How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application. Boston, MA: Springer US.
webpages of the research funding agencies and academic blogs (the detailed links will be provided during the workshop).
Additional information
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