Applying for your first research grant: Practical advice for post-PhD funding

This workshop has been organised by the Space, Place, Environment and Liveability (SPEL) Pathway and is open to all ESRC and non-ESRC funded PhD and MA Social Research students within the WRDTP’s seven partner universities. Whilst this workshop is aimed at SPEL Pathway students, PGRs from all seven interdisciplinary Pathways are welcome to attend.

This course will cover:

A brief intro to the research grant funding landscape – (focusing mainly on Research Council and Charity Funding)
Practical tips when applying for your first research grant
Understanding what funding bodies are looking for
Putting grant writing into practice – learning from ECR experience

Students will gain:

A brief introduction to the research grant funding environment relevant to the SPEL pathway.
To prepare and start thinking early about how to shape a research grant application
To gain some ideas around what grant funding bodies are typically looking for
To hear first hand from an ECR who has applied for and been awarded grant funding to develop a research idea and begin the trajectory of building up their track record.

Dr Stephen Parkes
Research Fellow in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University and a Deputy Director of the CEL Pathway.
Dawn Witherley
Research Culture Manager in the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research with over 13 years experience working in Professional Services Research Support.
Dr Olivia Casagrande
Research Associate in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield.
Olivia is a social anthropologist engaged in interdisciplinary and collaborative research with a focus on complex challenges such as racial inequalities, political and racial violence, and the (post)colonial city.

This event will be accessed via a Zoom link. Students who book onto this course will be sent a link before the event via email. Please note that part of this event will be recorded.