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Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) AIHR

Writing of postdoc research proposals

In this workshop you will be prepared for writing excellent postdoctoral research proposals, with specific attention to early career grants. Additionally, it will help you shape your academic career. The workshop is designed for PhD researchers who aspire to a career in academics, and who are in the second half (third/ fourth year) of their PhD program.

Course description

In this workshop you will get acquainted with the world of grants, including different kinds of early career post doc fellowhip like Veni, Rubicon, Marie Curie Individual Fellowships, ERC, Niels Stensen, as well as the associated underlying goals and assessment criteria. You will receive insights and tips how to optimize your cv for different types of grants.

Also you will learn how to structure your proposal, and where to think of when formulating your research idea, and also the importance of the summary. Impact and outreach will also be discussed. Furthermore you will get insights in the reviewing process, and how reviewers look at a grant proposal.

Course dates & Registration
  • Registration - general information

    This course was offered in the Autumn Semester 2024 and we are not sure yet if it will be offered in the Spring Semester 2025.

    Your local research school will inform you when registration opens. When registration is open, you will find the registrations links in the fold-out. Please register for the waiting list if the course is full. This also signals the demand for the course, thanks.

    Full? Click here for the waiting list

Lecturers

Dr Michael Williams is IXA [Innovation Exchange Amsterdam] grant advisor and specialist in grant application support at our faculty.