Successful Research Grant and Fellowship Applications - A Road Map

A key role of academic life is preparing grant and fellowship applications to obtain funding for research. The chances of success are slim and the career stakes are high.

This course provides you with descriptions of what is expected from high quality grant and fellowship applications. It provides a unique insight into what the funding committee expects to see and how you should position your research and yourself in an application.

By following the guidance provided, you will give yourself the best opportunity of a successful application. The expectations for each section of a grant or fellowship application is described, which allows you to focus on crafting your idea and building it into a high quality proposal that fits the requirements of the funding organisations. It also makes the job of the peer reviewers and the committee decision-makers easier if a proposal is well written and understandable. This all help in predisposing the committee to be more likely to fund your research.

Professor Alison Metcalfe is an experienced senior academic and clinician who has sat on grant and fellowship awarding panels for many years. Alison has provided support and mentored large numbers of applicants who have gone on to achieve successful outcomes in research intensive universities. This course draws together all this advice and knowledge, and is described in a series of documents with all the key considerations that need to be taken into account when putting together a grant or fellowship application.