Research Plan: Writing Research Grant Proposals, 1–2 op

After completing the course, you will

- know basic strategic principles, how to strengthen your skills in grant writing in the academic context,

- understand the research funding system, especially in Finland,

- be able to identify different types of research funding opportunities for your doctoral research,

- recognize main relevant research funding foundations in your research field,

- be able to clarify the impact and implementation of your research from the research funding agency point of view,

- be able to improve your grant proposal abstract from the research funding agency point of view,

- be able to strengthen your research networking, which will also support your grant writing skills,

- understand better the position of mobility as the part of research grant proposal,

- be able to make the draft budget of your research activities for the foundation.

Contents:

Part 1 - The ground for the grant writing

Part 2 - The funding sources (esp. foundations)

Part 3 – How to improve the description of impact and implementation of the research?

Part 4 – The features of good abstract of the grant proposal

Part 5 - Mobility and networking

Modes of study:

There’s two possibilities in studying this course. Online learning material will be used in both options.

Option 1) Online course, together with 3 hours introduction lectures (1 ECTS);

Option 2) Online course, together with 11 hours of contact teaching (2 ECTS).

In both options, the participants take part in introductory lecture and complete the exercises via Moodle on time by utilizing the course materials present on the platform. The exercises include short essays, comments and quizzes.

Group size:

Option 1) online course together with 3 hours introduction available for all (introductory lecture and online course is in English language)

Option 2) online course plus contact teaching (3 hours introduction, 8 hours teaching) for 20 persons

Teaching schedule:

1 Day Lecture at 14-17 (open for all)

Each of the five online course modules will last from one to two weeks.

Contact teaching for option 2):

4 days, at 14-16

Evaluation criteria: Active participation in web-based working and exercises done on time.

Enrolment period for autumn 2019 courses arranged in English language starts on 1 August 2019 in NettiOpsu system. Enrolment time ends on 31 August 2019. Hervanta campus doctoral researchers apply the right to study TAYJ modules from 1 August 2019 onwards through the service for cross-institutional studies at https://www10.uta.fi/ristiinopiskelupalvelu/?uiLang=en . The doctoral school study units can be found with code TAYJ. Enrollment is done in NettiOpsu system also in this case.