Pitfalls to Avoid?! Experienced Reviewers Share Their Secrets of Successful Grant Applications
What do experts pay particular attention to when reviewing grant applications? Which factors often lead to rejection? What makes a successful application? Is there a recipe for success? In this event, professors from the University of Bonn with vast experience in reviewing grant applications share their knowledge on the factors of success and the pitfalls you have to avoid when writing grant applications.
Online Event
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Target Group
Postdocs, doctoral students, students and other interested early-career researchers
Language
English
Location
Online
Lecture Series
An event in the series "Better safe than sorry - How early-career researchers overcome risks and avoid pitfalls when submitting applications and performing research"
Content
In this event, professors from the University of Bonn with vast experience in reviewing grant applications share their knowledge on the factors of success and the pitfalls you have to avoid when writing grant applications.
The event will be kicked-off with a brief introduction to the topic of securing third-party funding and the services offered by the Unit 7.1 - Research Support. After the speakers' presentations, there will be lots of time for questions and discussion.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Elvira Mass, Head of the Department of Developmental Biology of the Immune System at the Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmitz, Professor of Classical Philology/Greek Studies, Faculty of Arts
Prof. Dr. Ulf-G. Meißner, Professor of Theoretical Physics, Helmholtz-Institute for Radiation and Nuclear Physics
Certificate Compliance
If you participate in at least six events of the series, you have the possibility to apply for a Certificate Compliance. Both German and English language events from different semesters can be credited for the certificate. For issuing the certificate, please contact the BGZ by e-mail.
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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