WWB-Area | Learning field

Research Management | Project planning | Basic

Starting Point

A good research idea does not automatically make a project proposal successful. Rather, a whole range of aspects of the proposal submission process determine whether a research project is funded or rejected. The better the applicants address these aspects, the better they can sell their ideas and set themselves apart from the mass of competing proposals.

Aim

Participants will receive sound guidance on how to write high quality proposals. You will learn about:

• basics of the German funding landscape for postdocs,
• planning and conceptual development,
• design and structure as well as
• presentational and linguistic peculiarities of research proposals.

Content

The course provides insights into key aspects of drafting and formulating proposals:

• criteria for a high-quality proposal,
• components and content,
• formal requirements and expectations of the contracting authority,
• attractiveness and marketing aspects, and a
• persuasive project summary.

Methods

Input, discussion, small-group exercises, developing case studies. Participants are welcome to bring questions from their own experience.
Max. number of participants: 15.

Notes

The course is primarily aimed at people with little or no previous knowledge. People with previous experience can systematize and deepen their knowledge.
Student workers are welcome, subject to availability. Please note that the focus is on funding lines for early postdoctoral researchers tough the overall logic is also applicable for scholarship applications in general.

For registration, please fill in the provided form. In case of any questions regarding the course, please contact Team WWB.

In case of any organizational questions please contact wwb@zewk.tu-berlin.de.

Your binding participation is very important to us. On the one hand, our courses are connected with high costs. On the other hand, we plan much group work and work interactively with you. Hence, should you be unable to attend the entire course or should you be prevented from attending the course at all, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can allocate the place to other interested persons. In the event of multiple unexcused absence, we reserve the right to exclude you from further ZEWK courses.

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Im Rahmen der Berlin University Alliance ist unser Programm für die Nachwuchswissenschaftler*innen der HU Berlin, FU Berlin und Charité geöffnet.