CC-Workshop "Proposal Writing - How to create promising grant applications "

Friday 17 Sept 2027, 09:00 → 13:00 Europe/Berlin

Zoom (The Zoom link will be announced to the participants.) (online)

If all places are fully booked, we can put you on the waiting list.

 

The workshop will be held on two dates:
Fri, September 17, 2027, 9:00 AM–12:30 PM
Fri, September 24, 2027, 9:00 AM–12:30 PM

 

Good projects need money in order to be put into practice. In light of limited public funding, the securing of sources of financial support – whether classic science-funding organisations, founda-tions or companies – is an important task, especially in the academic and non-profit sectors. But for many early-career scientists writing grant applications is a difficult task. 
Even though there is no guaranteed path to reach the target, the methods and instruments of writing proposals can be learnt. A prerequisite is an attractive project concept. If a convincingly formulated application is then submitted, the chances of securing funding are good. 
The workshop communicates proven grant application knowledge. It show how strategic initial considerations naturally lead to the structuring and formation of the proposal. You engage with the content related, formal and organisational aspects of writing.

 

The following topics are covered: 
● Basics of proposal writing: Strategic considerations
● From first to last: The structure of a successful proposal 
● At times every word matters: Strategic formulations 
● Change of perspective: My project from the funders’ point of view 
● Financial planning: What is expected of me?  
● Grant applications in practice: Tips & stumbling blocks 
● Proposal writing: My next steps 

 

 

Trainer: Andreas Schulte, Gießen, is a trainer for golin wissenschaftsmanagement, Berlin. He studied philosophy and German philology in Heidelberg as well as journalism at the University of Hohenheim. He has been active in science management for over twenty years with a focus on research and early career support – since 2024 as Managing Director of the Dean’s Office of the Department of Medicine at Justus Liebig University Gießen [JLU]. He heads the Dean’s Office administration and is involved in the strategic development of the faculty in research, early career support, teaching and transfer, as well as in consulting, especially for collaborative projects [incl. the excellence strategy]. Previously, he worked as a research officer at JLU for almost 15 years, responsible for research funding and advice for researchers applying for third party funding [individual and collaborative research]. His particular focus is on the support of early-career scientists.