MCAA Grant Writing Workshop
and MCAA Polish Chapter Fall Meeting 2019
On 6 Dec 2019 the Polish Chapter of MCAA held its 4th General Meeting. The meeting was followed by a grant writing workshop and a MCAA hang-out in the evening.
Venue:
Wrocław Technology Transfer Centre, Technical University of Wrocław (Wrocławskie Centrum Transferu Technologii)
Address: ul. Smoluchowskiego 48, 50-372 Wrocław, Poland (please see the map below!)
Fee: Participation in the workshop is free for MCAA members and costs 50 Polish zloty for non-MCAA paraticipants.
Please register for the event here till 4 Dec 2019.
Programme:
(Satellite event for the general public) 10:00 - 10:30 Introduction to Marie Skłodowska Curie grants, Rohan Soman
10.30 -11.00 Registration
11.00 - 12.30 MCAA Polish Chapter internal meeting (MCCA Polish Chapter members only)
12.30 - 13.30 Sandwich lunch & networking
Grant writing workshop
13.30 - 14.00 Presentation on funding opportunities for young researchers in Poland
14.00 - 16.30 Grant proposal writing Yuliya Shakalisava
Grant application processHow proposals are evaluatedProposal writingIdea generation and developmentAim vs objectivesImpactState of the artMethodologyTasks, milestones and deliverables.Psychology of a grant writing16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 18.00 Dedicated session for Young Researchers Yuliya Shakalisava
How to select your fellowship supervisor and host institution?How to design your research project?Secondment – to be or not to be?How to build your CV for a winning fellowship application?How to write a training plan and get the best out of your fellowship?Workshop end
After the workshop we will head for an informal dinner (self-sponsored) and a MCAA hang-out (drinks free for MCAA members!) at a nearby pub or restaurant.
The venue can be easily reached by tram no. 2 from Wrocław Główny train station.
Workshop leader bio: Dr. Yuliya Shakalisava is an experienced grant writer and evaluator for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions of Horizon 2020. Yuliya held her own Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship and is now a project coordinator at Leiden University. She has worked in multidisciplinary research teams, management and administration in The Netherlands, Ireland and France. Yuliya has extensive experience developing and writing research proposals in different disciplines.