Mastering Grant Applications: Identifying Funding Opportunities and Crafting Successful Proposals
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
This workshop will provide you with the necessary structure required for the proposal, how to organise your project, tips for finding the right partner/s to work with, and how to work together on making your proposal a success. Furthermore we will identify the appropriate AI-Tools which can be used to assist your proposal writing.
Online Workshop
Thursday, February 5, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 6, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Trainer
Astrid Schmitz
Language
English
Location
Online
Target Group
Doctoral students and postdocs
Track(s)
Research, Research Management
Certificate
16 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate
Description
The acquisition of third-party funding is becoming more and more prevalent in the daily
work of researchers. In the first part of the workshop, you will get an overview of different
research funding organisations, like the German Research Foundation, the ministries, the
EU, various foundations and their individualised programmes. You will learn about the
differences between the funding organisations, especially with regard to their structure
and programmes. Various databases, specifically for searching available funding, will be
introduced to you and we can begin your search for funding during this seminar!
So, now you have found your appropriate funding organisation, let's look at mastering
grant applications. This second part of the workshop will focus on the essential four
phases for a successful proposal. Professional advice surrounding the development,
planning, writing and final phase will be given.
Content
- Overview of relevant funding organizations and their programs
- Special features of individual funding organizations
- Searching for funding instruments using suitable databases and websites
- Structure of a successful research proposal
- Phases in the preparation of a research proposal
- Do's and don'ts of a successful application
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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