Grant-writing Series for Women - Nail the story, win the grant: Six rules for crafting a compelling proposal

Staff Equity and Diversity are proud to host a free writing skills program to support female researchers in developing their proposals for competitive research grants and fellowships.
This series of two half-day workshops is dedicated to the “how” of successful reader engagement, and translates interpersonal rapport-building techniques into the realm of competitive research grant writing. In addition, each participant will receive personalised one-on-one feedback and mentoring on their draft from the facilitator, with the aim to take their writing skills to the next level.

The program is best suited to sole applicants or chief investigators who have a limited experience in research grant writing and are currently developing a proposal to be submitted within the next six months.

If this sounds like you, please visit our website to complete an expression of interest. 

Eligibility criteria

·  Monash female academic staff member

·  Employed at academic level A-C

·  Hold a PhD

·  Have an outline/draft introduction for your proposal (1-2 pages) prepared in advance of the first workshop. You will be contacted to provide this to the facilitator prior to the first session.

·  Available to attend BOTH group workshops to be held:

o Friday 30 November 2018, 9.30 am - 1 pm, Clayton campus

o Friday 14 December 2018, 9.30 am - 1 pm, Clayton campus

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their expression of interest by mid-November 2018. Another round of this series will be scheduled in early 2019, dates to be released in November 2018.

Please note: there are limited places available in the program and a selection process will take place in consultation with faculties and/or the Monash Research Office.

For more information please email gender-equity@monash.edu or call (03) 990 29915.