| Title | Time | Room | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Proposal Writing / 26-11-GP-5 | 05.11.2026 09:00 - 12:30 (Thu) | online | Dr. Preusse, Sabine |
| Grant Proposal Writing / 26-11-GP-5 | 06.11.2026 09:00 - 12:30 (Fri) | online | Dr. Preusse, Sabine |
| Grant Proposal Writing / 26-11-GP-5 | 12.11.2026 09:00 - 12:30 (Thu) | online | Dr. Preusse, Sabine |
| Grant Proposal Writing / 26-11-GP-5 | 13.11.2026 09:00 - 12:30 (Fri) | online | Dr. Preusse, Sabine |
Successful grant proposal writing is an important basis for funding a career in research. There are plenty of national and international funding programs with different funding schemes. Each scheme has its individual context and thematic focus, eligibility and funding rules, submission and evaluation process, and evaluation criteria. Thus, the detailed features and aspects of a successful proposal in one funding scheme naturally differ from those of a successful proposal in another funding scheme. However, the process of how to work out these details is a common denominator across the different funding schemes. It requires skills that go far beyond the ability to work out a research idea in detail.
This workshop focuses on how to develop your idea for a project into a sound work program, how to match it to the requirements of the funding program, and how to facilitate communication with reviewers by presenting your complex ideas in an easy-to-understand way.
To achieve this, we will try out the RaumZeit Toolkit for designing and communicating your research project convincingly by working on your own research project. This may be a new idea for a real grant proposal or your current research project. In addition, you will obtain a lot of background information on different funding programs, evaluation processes, and potential pitfalls.
Session 1: Funding programs and how to read the documents
Session 2: Develop your idea into a workplan
Session 3: Communicate your project convincingly
Session 4: Impact and budget
- How to develop your idea for a project into a sound work program, how to match it to the requirements of the funding program and how to facilitate the communication with the reviewer by presenting your complex ideas in an easy way to understand
- Try out the RaumZeit Toolkit for designing and communicating your research project convincingly by working on your own research project
- Background information on different funding programs, evaluation processes and potential pitfalls
Participants need to bring along their own idea for a research project!
Doctoral researchers:
- of all disciplines
- of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin.
All workshops are free of charge. Parts of the qualification program are funded by the Berlin University Alliance.
Please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration before booking a workshop to receive a certificate. Check our terms and conditions.
Cancellations are possible up to 14 days in advance by following these steps:
- Log into your DRS account on our booking platform www.drs.fu-berlin.de
- Click on "My course list"
- Choose the workshop in question and go to "course details"
- Finally click on "cancel booking".
Many doctoral programs award credit points for participation in workshops and other qualification programs. One work unit (WU) corresponds to 45 minutes of workshop time. In some cases they might round up.
- 8 work units equal 0.5 credit points.
- For shorter workshops, credits are calculated proportionally based on the work units.
- Credit transfer requires the accumulation of a sufficient number of work units.
Example: Participation in two workshops of three hours each result in a total of 8 work units and therefore 0,5 credit points would be granted. As the transfer of credits is decided by the doctoral programs or doctoral offices, please contact them directly with any questions in this regard.
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BUA E-Learning Module on `Good Research Practice for Doctoral Researchers`: If you are enrolled at any of the Berlin University Alliance´s partner institutions, you are eligible to start the course right away.
You can take the module online at your own pace, free of charge, and download a certificate upon completion.