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How to write a good application and get funding

How to write a good application and get funding. Carrier Planning. HR tools at iNANO. Professor. Assoc prof. Post Doc. Ph.d. The career ladder. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?. Academia (university etc.) Industry School teacher Own company Other.

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How to write a good application and get funding

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  1. How to write a good application and get funding CarrierPlanning HR tools at iNANO

  2. Professor Assoc prof Post Doc Ph.d. The career ladder

  3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? • Academia (university etc.) • Industry • School teacher • Own company • Other

  4. Researchers complain about funding

  5. What can a Ph.D. apply for ? • A personal stipend for a post doctoral stay in another laboratory. • Positions in industry, public services etc.

  6. Research is funded

  7. Funding sources - 1 • The Danish Research Councils for Independent research (FNU, FTP, FSS) homepage : http://fi.dk http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-independent-research • The Carlsberg Foundation https://carlsbergfondet-online.dk/vejledninger/Vejledning%20UK.pdf

  8. Funding sources - 2 • The Lundbeck Foundation http://www.lundbeckfonden.dk • VillumKann Rasmussen Fonden http://www.vkr-fondene.dk http://science.au.dk/stillinger-og-stipendier/stipendier/villum-fonden-postdoc-stipendier/ • And severalothers.

  9. First step Read and Follow the instructions

  10. Second step – Application form

  11. Research council procedure Second step – Application form

  12. Typical appendices required

  13. Carlsberg Foundation • Application form, containing project title, summary, amount applied for, and period. • Mandatoryenclosures • Project description (including an optional reference list): maximum 2 pages. • Budget: seesection "Specialinstructions for completing the budget enclosure". • Curriculum Vitae: maximum 2 pages. • List of publications: maximum 2 pages

  14. Just weigh them CV is King !!!! • Publication list • High ranking papers • Citations • Invited talks

  15. Testimonials • Competition is very tough • Not enough to be good – outstanding is better • 2 excellent testimonials are better than 2 excellent 1 good and 1 less good. • Different people have different writing styles

  16. Project desription (long and short) • State the objective clearly • Write clearly and simply – without side-tracking • Avoid overly complicated details • Executive summary (start of the long version)

  17. Summary • CV is King • State objective • State method • Clear and logical writing

  18. iNANOschool- an interdisciplinary graduate school in nanosciencewith close links to industry HR ressources at iNANOschool

  19. Do you often feel stressed? • Yes, I am stressed all the time and would like to learn how to avoid stress • Yes, I am stressed all the time but I have given up trying to learn how to handle it • I am stressed sometimes, and would like to learn how to avoid stress • I am stressed sometimes, but I don’t need help handling it • I am basically never stressed

  20. Are you generally happy with the research environment (quality of supervision, communication with peers, working conditions etc.) in your group? • Yes • No

  21. iNANO want to help you • Contact me for a CONFIDENT IAL talk • Contact Peter, Kaj, Sys, Trolle • Contact AGSOS • Better act now than later. • Do not be shy! • It is Your PhD degree • It is your life!

  22. Carrier Planning

  23. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? • Academia (university etc.) • Industry • School teacher • Own company • Other

  24. Objectives • To prepare young scientists at the PhD level for careers in science, teaching and industry • To facilitate the transition from a post-doctoral fellow to an independent group leader • To give young scientists the opportunity to raise the profile of their research and their research groups, and to establish lasting contacts/collaborations with other scientists • Match making with industry

  25. Enabling tools Web site resources Career development meetings Mentor system for young scientists PhD exchange program Joint PhD committees Arrangement of interviews

  26. Career development resources • Science http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/ • Working In http://www.workingin-nanotechnology.com/ • ELSO's Career Development pages: http://www.elso-cdc.org/ • ASCB's Career Development pages http://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=126 • Howard Hughes Medical Institute http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/

  27. The 6 Key Elements in Carrier Planning • Understand Yourself • DevelopYourStrengths • Workwith the Best • ShareYourSuccesses • Innovate– don’timitate • Alwayseffective and efficient

  28. Questions?

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