Writing grant proposals is challenging. Your readers are not specialists in your topic, you have to show why your research is interesting, and you have limited space. This requires specific writing skills.
In this 2.5-hour workshop, Marieke Hohnen from Hakuna Matata taught participants how to engage readers by writing memorable introductions and avoiding common pitfalls. Together with the group, Marieke talked about the aspects of grant writing that they need to keep in mind, such as avoiding technical concepts or being direct and concise when expressing ideas. After this, PhDs and Postdocs from different disciplines worked in pairs sharing what motivates them about their respective research topics. Finally, Marieke gave individual feedback to each person. In the last section of the workshop, participants worked on integrating these comments into their documents to develop stronger proposals.
You can read more about Marieke Hohnen at: https://mariekehohnen.com/en/
“I liked that it was personalized (we got to practice right away / feedback) and overall information and tips were very clear and useful!”
Anonymous participant
“Exchange with other peers from different areas of research. Tips to improve the story for a grant application. I now see myself closer to be able to do so :)”
Anonymous participant
“It was very clear that Marieke has experience on grant application, and her practical approach made it much more useful compared to theoretical approaches”
Anonymous participant
