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Target Audience: Early career researchers

This course is a 'one off' and there are no plans to run it again.  There is no waiting list.  It is a live ONLINE event.

Course Description

This workshop will be delivered as a live session via Teams/Zoom. There will be a Q&A at the end of the session to address further related queries from the attendees.

This workshop is designed for those early career researchers who are looking to explore funding options and professional networks available within North America.  It will provide a grounding in the North American funding landscape with a specific focus on federal funding options, as well as calls relating to ECRs with a background in medical technologies, health innovation and pharmacology. In addition to explaining who funds research and why (providing broader macroeconomic context), it will also cover the importance of being strategic when research grant planning (e.g. team construction, partnerships, network-building) and the key ways in which proposal writing differs to other forms of academic writing.

The course is delivered by Dr Michael O’Neill, Senior Research Consultant at WRG Europe Ltd

Please contact RKES with any questions at RKES@strath.ac.uk.

Course Outcomes/Objectives;

By the end of this workshop participants will:

• Know what the purpose of funded research is from the applicant’s and North American funder’s perspectives.
• Understand who the main funders are within the North American context for health, medical technology and pharmacology research.
• Understand the importance of thinking strategically when planning research grant submissions.
• Know who reviews research proposals and therefore who they should be targeted towards.

Accessibility;

We are committed to ensuring our events and courses are accessible to all staff:

For online activity:

• The session will take place on Zoom
• There will be audience participation, in the form of a Q&A
• You can keep your camera off
• You are asked to attend the whole session
• The session is relaxed – this means you can stretch, move around, stim etc.
• Digital copies of resources will be emailed to participants in advance of delivery as standard / upon request.
• Please contact osdu-equity@strath.ac.uk to discuss any further access requirements

Prerequisites

Cancellation Policy

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* charge to your Department / School if you do not attend your place on the course. There will be no charge as long as you cancel your booked place before the event or notify our staff at osdu@strath.ac.uk that you can no longer attend.

A Department / School is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary prerequisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you are expected to attend ALL parts of the course.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of a course of 1-day duration or less. For some courses, there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.