"Starter Kits": Securing Research Funding - Research and Acquisition Strategies
May 13, 2013
RWTH is the leading German university in the acquisition of external funding, but the competition is increasingly getting tougher. There is a multitude of funding opportunities, but there is a very broad range of focuses and program requirements. To succeed with an application for external funding, it is necessary to chose and address the right funding institution for one's research ideas and goals.
Seminar Content
- Strategic research planning Forschungsplanung.
- Overview of the regional, national, and european research funding landscape
- What are the most important funding institutions and programs?
- Which funding institution supports what type of project?
- Researching funding opportunities, e.g. using funding databases
- Do's and Don'ts for successul proposal writing
- Current research funding news
- Question and answer session
Further Details
- Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: SuperC, Templergraben 57, Room 5.30
- Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Schmachtenberg, Rector of RWTH Aachen University, Dr. Jutta Sauer (Div. 4.2), Bram Wijlands, M.A. (Div. 4.1)
- Participation is free of charge; attendants please register on Fördermittel - Strategien zu Recherche und Akquise (de)