The purpose of this workshop in research skills is to provide PhD candidates, completion grant candidates and post-doctoral fellows the skills to write excellent project descriptions for research funding in Norway and Europe. The workshop is developed especially for completion grant holders, postdocs, and PhD candidates who are in the final phase of their PhD projects or who have recently handed in their thesis.
The morning session will begin with a short introduction followed by presentations by senior advisors in the research administration, experienced academics and young researchers who have received funding. The presentations will be followed by in-plenum Q&A session. This session may be audited by participants who have not submitted a project description draft.
The afternoon session will be devoted to a workshop in groups (3-4 participants and 1 experienced researcher in each group) focused on thorough reviews and feedbacks on the course participants’ application drafts. This session may not be audited by participants who have not submitted a project description draft.
| 09:00-09:10 |
Introduction |
Associate professor Kristin Ranestad, IAKH |
| 09:10-10:10 |
How to succeed with academic applications? A general introduction |
Professor Håkon Glørstad |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Practical information about funds in Norway and EU:
|
Lisa Nordick |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45-12:00 | Young researchers talk about their experiences with applying for funds |
Postdoctoral fellow Pelle Valentin Olsen (Marie Curie), IAKH Researcher Laura Bishop (the Austrian Science Fund), RITMO, IMV Associate Professor Hilde Reinertsen, ILN |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00-16:00 | Workshop: Discussion and feedback on young researchers’ applications |
Senior commentators: TBA |
Workshop preparations
Workshop participants will prepare and pre-circulate a (potential) project description draft (3-5 pages). The draft should be submitted to oliver.reiersen@iakh.uio.no. Deadline: Sunday 5th May 2024
In class
The first part of the day will be dedicated to presentations and Q&A sessions where your reflections and questions will be part of the discussions. The second part of the day will be a more interactive workshop where it is expected that the course participants both receive and provide feedback on project description drafts.
Language
The course language is English, including reading responses and essays. We will switch to Norwegian in class if everyone is able to follow what is being said.
Lunch
Lunch will be served to full-day participants only.
Registration
Deadline: 22nd April 2024