Date: 17-19 October 2018
Location: Southampton, UK
**Applications close: 3 Sept 2018**
Are you thinking of applying for a research grant – National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) or other national, competitive, peer reviewed funding? Do you have an idea for a health or social care research proposal, but require help with writing a grant application? If “yes”, then register for the NIHR Essential Guide to Grant Applications (EGGA) masterclass!
This course focuses on how to write a grant application that will appeal to reviewers.
What: An interactive, innovative and free to attend three-day masterclass, funded and hosted by NIHR Research Design Service (RDS) South Central (SC), on how to write a grant application that is strong from a methodological point of view, reads well and presents a convincing case for funding.
Make sure your next research application stands out from the crowd!
The course will focus on how to sell your research idea by:
- writing a convincing application with a good structure, flow and argument;
- presenting a strong methods section, including statistical, qualitative, health economics and Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) elements.
The course will cover important tips on writing, along with guidance on what reviewers will be looking for (including what they love and hate to see).
Through a series of presentations with accompanying practical sessions, attendees will learn how to make their research idea clear and compelling to reviewers, how to write a good case for support and how to demonstrate credible support.
One-to-one sessions with our expert advisers will also allow attendees to work through aspects of their own research ideas with experienced methodologists and facilitators.
Who should attend: This exciting event will bring together researchers from across the South Central region (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire) who are intending to apply to any NIHR or other national, competitive, peer reviewed funding programme in the 12 months following the course. EGGA provides a great chance to get expert support and advice from those who know what makes a successful application – register for this free event to increase your chances of winning research funding!
What to expect on the course
Presentations and practical sessions will cover the following topics and more:
- Getting your message across to reviewers quickly and clearly
- Sales pitch and writing style
- Communicating the importance of your work: what’s the story?
- What do funding panels love and hate to see in applications?
- The importance of the research question, title, aims & objectives
- The importance of Plain English and scientific summaries
- Showing reviewers you can deliver: the importance of a good case for support
- Expectations and common mistakes in the case for support
- How to present statistics sections
- How to present health economics sections
- How to present qualitative sections
- Reassuring reviewers
- Showing reviewers you can deliver: demonstrating credible support
- The importance of good Patient and Public Involvement
- The importance of good project management
- Demonstrating the potential for tangible outputs
- The importance of good pre-submission reviews
- One-to-one clinic sessions with our expert advisers
For more information, and how to apply, visit the event website.
