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AGjDPG: Arbeitsgruppe junge DPG

AGjDPG 2: Fund your Research - Fördermöglichkeiten in der Wissenschaft

AGjDPG 2.4: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 21, 2017, 15:30–16:00, HSZ 02

Crafting a competitive grant application. — •Tobias Klose — Max Planck Society, Munich, Germany

Dealing with a grant application is as central to scientific success as it is to have a good project setup. But in the struggle to get your slice of the pie, writing a grant proposal can make or break regardless to how good or innovative your idea is. Many candidates stagger by making needless mistakes, with project plans being overambitious, full of nerdy talk, or when the presented storyline is plain beyond understanding.

This talk offers a birds-eye view on good project design and the backbone of every grant application, dives into styles of writing and shows why scientific storytelling is the key. As grant proposals have a different purpose and aim at a completely different target group than an annual business report or a scientific paper addressed to peers, the intention is to pass on a tool-box, so your next proposal stands a good chance of getting a positive review.

Holding a degree in Performing Arts, Media and Cultural Management, in his career Tobias has ever since been passionate about project storytelling. He has worked in PR, as International Relations Manager at Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, before joining the Outreach team as Project Manager at the University of Witten/Herdecke, a pioneer among Germany's higher education institutions. Since 2013 he is consultant in the Development unit at Max Planck Society headquarters in Munich, closely working with Max Planck Institutes on funding, and consulting on strategic project design for grant applications targeted at trusts and foundations.