Writing teaching development and other HE funding proposals
Date: 1 day event - 06 Jun 2011 from 12:30 until 16:45
This workshop is now closed
Introduction
Teaching development grants and other HE funding schemes are highly competitive and new staff wishing to apply or staff who wish to improve their skills in writing or reviewing high quality proposals for educational projects are welcome to attend an on-line workshop (up to a maximum of 8 participants at a time).
The MEDEV team see many small project proposals which could have been improved if they had:
- Better reflected the call for funding and the funders purpose
- Had the right partners
- Sold the ideas outlined in the proposals better
- Maximised evaluation and dissemination activities
- Been more aware of their own university processes (e.g. contracting, finance)
This 'workshop' will use actual proposals received and comments made by reviewers to illustrate different aspects of quality.
Aims
To enable participants to write better quality funding proposals by:
- Analysing call documents
- Reviewing actual bids and reviewers comments
- Exploring the features high quality funding proposals
- Sharing experiences with others in order to refine skills
Activities
This is a participative workshop where some sample past proposals (and comments made by reviewers) will be used to illustrate different aspects of quality and promote discussion and comment during the workshop. It is fully on-line and will run from 12:30-16:45 with a 15 minute break at 15:00. Please be ready to login in advance at 12:30 to test the system and anyone new to Elluminate is welcome to attend a brief tour of the system from 12:45. It is possible that the group will work in pairs in breakout rooms in Elluminate for part of the time.
12:30 Login
12:45 Optional Elluminate 'orientation' session (with Gillian)
13:00 Welcome and introductions - what participants want from the session (with Megan)
13:15 Introduction to funding calls, evaluation criteria and process (including discussion)
14:00 Allocation to break out groups and critically reviewing 2 proposals (proposals and template to be provided .doc)
15:30 Coffee/tea
15:45 Regroup for pairs to discuss their conclusions
16:30 General comments
16:45 Thanks and close
It is possible that the group will work in pairs in breakout rooms within Elluminate for part of the time.
Proposed outcomes
The outcomes include:
* Raised skills in writing high quality proposals among the delegates
* Improved critical review of proposals
Facilitator background
Megan Quentin-Baxter (Director, MEDEV) has authored numerous successful funding proposals and is a reviewer for the JISC, the Academy and many small grant schemes, and Gillian Brown (Advisor, MEDEV) maintains the MEDEV 'fundops' database where new funding opportunities are advertised.
Target audience
This workshop is aimed at those who wish to bid for small grants (such as those offered by the Academy, ASME, JISC, etc).
Book a place
Please book via My Academy Online by clicking on the link to the registration form in the right-hand panel. Once in My Academy you will have to navigate to MEDEV events and to the "Writing teaching development grants and other HE funding proposals" link.
Venue & Location
On line
Elluminate will be used for conducting this workshop on line, which will be led from MEDEV at Newcastle upon Tyne.NE24HH
Resources
Workshop closed
| Date: | 1 day event 06 Jun 2011 from 12:30 16:45 |
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