EOC - How to write a Grant Proposal

This course presents the research funding landscape. You will learn how to apply for specific instruments, and how to prepare specific sections of your grant written application.

Teacher:

Dr.ssa Maria Montilla, Responsabile Ufficio Grants e Fundraising, Area Formazione medica e Ricerca AFRi, EOC Lugano

Anna Lazzarinetti, Senior Grant Officer, Servizio ricerca, USI Lugano

• Program

• 13h30

  Welcome and introduction

  Prof. Dr. Alessandro Ceschi

• 13h30

  Get funded

  • Overview of the main funding opportunities for young and established researchers in Switzerland.
  • Plan your current and future applications

• 14h00

  Build your CV

  • Learn how to prepare the new SNSF CV
  • What reviewers look for in an applicant

• 14h30

  Prepare a rock solid research plan

  • How SNSF projects are evaluated
  • What reviewers look for in a research plan
  • What can and cannot be funded

• 15h15

  • The biomedical research at EOC
  • What the EOC Grant Office can do for you

• Research funding at EOC

• 15h30

  Research Grant Acquisition

  • Collaborative and individual approaches for research grants
  • Anticipate grant accountability issues

• 15h45

  Practical exercises

  • Tips for a successful grant proposal
    • Unmet clinical need, research question, feasibility

• 16h15

  Practical exercises

  • Tips for a successful grant proposal
    • Timeline, milestones, budget

• 16h45

  Exploring funding opportunities

  • Identify funding opportunity for different career levels and for different projects

• 17h15

  Conclusions