MolMed Grant Writing Workshop 2018 RDO and grants: An introduction Linda Everse Senior Funding Advisor l.everse@erasmusmc.nl
Research Development Office: who are we and what do we do? Introduction to funding & funding agencies Preparing the proposal What does a reviewer look for in a CV?
RDO
RDO – who are we? Management Team Personal Grants Managing Director Coordinator Margrietha (Greet) Vink, MBA Nathalie Weber, LLM Management Assistant Personal Grants Ellen Muller Margrietha (Greet) Vink, MBA Student Assistant Junior Advisor Feya Bijleveld Marije Behet, PhD Team NL Team EU Team Global Coordinator Coordinator International Affairs Nathalie Weber, LLM Ellen Schenk-Braat, PhD Raoul Tan, PhD ZonMw, NWO, KNAW H2020 NIH & Global Charities Irene Heijden-Hamelers, PhD Ismaela Nieuwenhuijs-Stöteler, MSc Linda Everse, PhD Charities Erasmus+ Junior Advisor Linda Everse, PhD Annejet Goede, MA Marije Behet, PhD Top Sectors & PPP Junior Advisor Heleen van der Valk-Hohner, MSc Nina van Wezel, MSc
RDO – what do we do? increase research cooperation and funding , while reducing the burden in applying for it Consulting and advice about grant applications • Advice on what funding agencies and calls could be appropriate for your idea • Tips on what that agency finds important • Review of application – rules, coherence, style, flow, how (if!!!) your project is understandable for non-experts. • CV-check • Mock-interviews Grant opportunities & information • Funding Alert (e-mail newsletter – register on our website!) • Funding Database • Intranet site RDO
The RDO website intranet.erasmusmc.nl/research-development-office
Master Classes via RDO website
RDO – what do we do? Masterclass (selection) Date Master classes & information events ERC Starting Grant 18 April 2019 • Personal grants (ERC, Veni-Vidi-Vici, charities) Veni 4 July 2019 • Netherlands Science Agenda (NWA) Personal Grant Charities 26 September 2019 • H2020 / Horizon Europe Logframe 14 November 2019 • Grant writing (LogFrame) Strategic lobby • Regular visits from or to funding agencies (liaison-function) • Analyse agency policies and prioritisation strategies • Proactively influence funding organizations’ policies to Erasmus’ benefit • Represent Erasmus MC in international research/education cooperation missions Our services are freely available to all Erasmus MC staff
Introduction to Funding & Funding Agencies
How a funding agency (FA) works Project proposal Administrative check Administrative check Administrative check Summarize proposal follow rules? follow rules? follow rules? findings expert reviewers within scope? within scope? within scope? points of importance to FA -- program staff -- -- program staff -- -- program staff -- -- program staff or member of board -- Select reviewers Select reviewers Select reviewers Rank proposals -- program staff -- -- program staff -- -- program staff -- -- board -- Critique proposal Critique proposal Critique proposal Money goes to top-ranked based on guidelines FA based on guidelines FA based on guidelines FA proposals until it is all gone. fill in response form FA fill in response form FA fill in response form FA -- board and program staff -- -- expert reviewers -- -- expert reviewers -- -- expert reviewers --
Funding agencies: Who is what? Program Director and staff • They can reject the application for administrative reasons, e.g. not following the rules, outside the FA scope. • Their JOB is to get the best possible proposals for the Board to make their selection • They are very open to calls from researchers to determine if your project meets their needs or to answer specific questions – but not questions that you could have figured out by reading the instructions! Expert Reviewers • Scientists with expertise relevant to your application, may be from outside NL • They usually only see your proposal; they do not compare proposals • They critique the entire proposal based on the guidelines/response forms from the agency The Board • They decide who actually gets funding • May include scientists, but also physicians, businessmen, and patients • Most Board members will NOT read your entire proposal – they will depend on the presentation of the staff plus your general sections (title & abstract).
Sources of research funding taxes purchases donations grant grant contract 1 st GS 2 nd GS 3 rd GS 4 th GS RvB
Government and industry 1 st GS (government monies) • Not external, so outside of RDO scope • Departmental financing via RvB • Internal grants via MRace/Research Policy, meant to stimulate certain groups/behavior 4 th GS (industry) • Not a grant, so outside RDO scope • Contract review by Technology Transfer Office (TTO) – really important!!!! • Payment is not based on input (hours worked), but on output: have you provided the deliverables? • What are the results worth to the company? How does your project fit within their strategy?
Government granting agencies (2 nd GS) Netherlands EU global Netherlands Organization for Health Research H2020 / Horizon EU National Institutes of Health and Development (ZonMW) (NIH) Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research European Research Council / Medical Research Council UK (NWO) Marie Curie Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Infrastructures (KNAW) • Different programs/calls are meant to stimulate different things. • Amount of funding per program is set by parliament. • Some programs (eg Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI)) are co-funded by industry. • Often have specific programs designed to stimulate/encourage talented researchers (personal grants). • Deadlines often recur at regular time points for several years (pre-determined).
Charitable granting organizations (3 rd GS) • Broadest and most varied group of granting Netherlands global organizations Dutch Heart Gates Foundation • What is important to the charity is decided by its board, Foundation within the limits defined by the original organizer or Dutch Cancer American Association donation(s). Society for Cancer Research • Health charities are often disease-driven, but there are Lung Foundation Wellcome Trust also charities interested in gender, cultural heritage, UFO’s, bears, skateboards, …, …, …. If you and your project fall within their interests, you can still apply. Alzheimer NL Fondation Leducq (CV) • May collaborate with or even originate from a company (eg Volkswagen Foundation). May also originate from an insurance agency (eg Theia Foundation). This will Kids with Cancer Cystic Fibrosis influence its scope and mission. (KiKa) Foundation • Often standard funding programs with annual or Theia Foundation Neuroendocrine biannual deadlines, but may also issue special one-off (ZilverenKruis/ Tumor Research calls. If the board decides to change direction, Achmea) Foundation implementation can be immediate (expected calls Association of Alex's Lemonade replaced with new ones). University Women Stand Foundation (no foreign applications) • Many also have a personal grant program.
Grant databases • EUR has a institutional license for Research Professional: www.researchprofessional.com • Specify applicant country = NL but still check the funders website!!! • E-mail alerts based on saved searches
Personal Grants Personal Grants are to stimulate talented researchers – YOU are judged before your project!
European Research Council Starting Grants 2-7 years > PhD 5 years € 1,500,000 Consolidator Grants 7-12 years > PhD 5 years € 2,000,000 Advanced Grants research leaders 5 years € 2,500,000 Special Criteria High-risk // High-gain Expected to change the field
Marie-Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowship European Fellowships • Held in the EU or associated countries. • Open to researchers either coming to Europe or moving within Europe. • 1 – 2 years Global Fellowships • Fund secondments outside Europe for researchers based in the EU or associated countries. • 2 – 3 years • There is a mandatory one-year return period. Marie-Sklodowska Curie grants provide an allowance to cover your living, travel and family costs .
Charitable grants of special interest • Daniel den Hoed Foundation an annual research award of € 250,000 for young, promising cancer post-docs in the field of cancer research • Human Frontier Science Program postdoctoral fellowships to broaden research skills by moving into new areas of study while working in a new country, up to 3 years • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds - PhD Fellowships fellowships supporting ambitious PhD projects (up to 3 years) of outstanding junior scientists in basic biomedical research in an internationally leading laboratory. Includes mentoring. • Federation of European Biochemical Societies highly competitive post-doctoral fellowships to members to encourage mobility. Both short-term (2-3 months) and long-term (1-3 years) are available
Preparing the Proposal
Communicating The key to good communication is: identify your audience and tell them what they need to know in a way that is comprehensible to them Writing grant proposals and CVs is no different.
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