Funding research and obtaining grants 2900-HAMC-FUND
The purpose of this class is to make students familiar with and prepared to apply for different forms of programmes and funding schemes (from student grants to doctoral programmes, to full research grants to non-academic grants)
Prerequisites:
The participants need to have a good command of English (B2 level or higher).
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
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Rodzaj przedmiotu
Tryb prowadzenia
Założenia (opisowo)
Efekty kształcenia
After the end of the cycle the students should have a good general knowledge of how academic research is funded. They should be able to write a simple grant proposal, apply for a study programme, and prepare to an interview.
Kryteria oceniania
The final grade will be based upon the active participation in the class and completing the assignments.
A mandatory requirement to pass the course is the participation in classes. The first absence is allowed with no consequences, the second absence results in additional make up work. The third absence prevents the student from passing the course with a special permission of the Head of the Teaching Unit (HTU/KJD).
A person who is more than 15 minutes late will be considered as absent.
Literatura
There is no mandatory reading list.
Further reading:
A discussion on applying for ERC grants in Poland: https://forumakademickie.pl/sprawy-nauki/co-zrobic-aby-aplikacja-o-grant-erc-zakonczyla-sie-sukcesem/
N. Annan, “Down with Dons,” in: Idem, The Dons. Mentors, Eccentrics and Geniuses (London: Harper Collins, 1999), pp. 278–303.
L.W.B. Brockliss, “The Franks Report and Its Aftermath,” in: Idem, The University of Oxford: A History (Oxford: OUP, 2016), pp. 564-571.
Two essays sketching a picture of an evolution of approaches to academic jobs in the 20th century (mainly in the UK), from life-long tenure positions with little control on the research output to a closely scrutinized system of short-term precarious contracts, competitive grant applications, and constant evaluation.