Writing grant proposals
The following three videos all address how to write grant proposals for EU-funded projects. They both contain a lot of useful material for all kinds of research proposal, but much of what is being explained applies to other research proposals.All in all this is about 2.5h viewing. Take that time.
Excellence in EU project proposal writing - Steve Quarrie (2011)
Writing effective proposals in English for FP7 Part 1 - Gary Bridgeman (2012)
SWOT analysis of research projects
There is not much material on how to apply SWOT analysis of a research project, but this series of posts give some guidance.An Overview
Internal points of Success
Internal points of Failure
O stands for opportunity
Threats and Risks
Funding sources
The following list was assembled in November 2015 - thanks Nuno Franco and Ana Maria Valentim!
- FCT projects: open in January 2016 (information: https://www.fct.pt/concursos/calendario.phtml.en)
- Grant for Laboratory Animal Science: open from 1 December 2015 - 1 February 2016 (more information: www.aalas.org/glas)
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ACLAM projects: deadline is 3 December 2015 for intention letter;
deadline for full application is 10 March 2016; results in 1 July 2016
(more information: http://www.aclam.org/foundation)
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3R research foundation : deadline for letter of intention is 15
February 2016 but a Swiss institution is required (more information: http://www.forschung3r.ch/en/guidelines/)
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UFAW: Research project awards (more than 3500 pounds) and small project
and travel awards (less than 3500 pounds): always open (more
information: http://www.ufaw.org.uk/grants-and-awards/ufaw-grants-and-awards)
- Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award (de dois em dois anos)
- CAAT Science-based Refinement Awards - 6000 USD – Não abriu este ano
- AWIC - Refinement and Environmental Enrichment Grants to Improve the Welfare of Animals in Research (Dezembro 2015)
