(in Polish) Successful grant application 7405-AC-SGA-1

1. Why do we care about the grants?
2. Process of research funding process
• Basic terms
• Life cycle of the grant
3. Research funding landscape (types of grants: national, EU, foundations, industry)
4. From idea to project concept. Proposal development and evaluation
• Collaboration and consortium building (choosing partners, roles and responsibilities)
• Defining research questions and hypotheses (idea + literature review)
• Novelty vs. feasibility
• Submission process
• Reviewer criteria and scoring systems (reviewer perspective)
• Common reasons for rejection
5. Writing strategy
• Structuring a grant proposal (abstract, state of the art, objectives, methodology and risk assessment)
• Demonstrating impact (scientific, societal, and economic impact, dissemination and exploitation plans)
• Work planning (work packages, milestones, deliverables, Gantt chart and timelines)
• Style, clarity, and storytelling in proposals
6. Budget design
• Categories (e.g. direct vs. indirect costs)
• Justification of costs
7. Ethics and compliance
• Research ethics, data management, open science
• Regulatory considerations
8. Scientific method and its application to grant writing

9. Practical workshop: proposal writing
• Drafting key sections

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 10 hrs - consultations - 5 hrs Self-study hours: - reading literature - 5 hrs - preparation of report - 10 hrs Total effort: 30 hrs (1 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student W01: understands the structure and evaluation criteria of major research grants, W02: knows key components of a competitive proposal (excellence, impact, implementation), W03: knows the steps to develop the proposal, W04: is familiar with funding landscapes at national and international levels.

Learning outcomes - skills

Student U01: is able to formulate clear research objectives, hypotheses, and methodologies, U02: has basic skills to write coherent proposal sections, U03: can prepare realistic budgets and work plans, U04: is able to look critically on the prepared proposal.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Student K01: develops confidence in presenting and defending project ideas, K02: understands the importance of collaboration and networking, K03: appreciates ethical and responsible research planning.

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24:

Ireneusz Grulkowski
Michał Wojciechowski

Term 2025/26L:

Iwona Łakomska

Term 2025/26:

Iwona Łakomska

Teaching methods

- regular informative lecture - discussion (interactive lecture)

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

none

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- assessment of the short grant proposal prepared by the student

Assessment criteria:
The student prepares a short version of the grant proposal including its structural sections.

Passing/non-passing

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

1. O. O. Yang, Guide to Effective Grant Writing, Springer, 2012.
2. L. N. Gitlin, K. J. Lyons, Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals, Springer, 2003.
3. G. M. Crawley, E. O'Sullivan, The Grant Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Research Proposal and Succeed, Imperial College Press, 2015.
4. C.E. Carr, The Nuts and Bolts of Grant Writing, Sage, 2014.
5. R. J. Sternberg, Writing successful grant proposals from the top down and bottom up, Sage, 2014.
6. W. Pequegnat, E. Stover, Ch. A. Boyce, How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application: A Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists, Springer, 2011.

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 7405-AC-SGA-1 in USOSweb