Research modules

Do you want to make a convincing case with your research and secure funding? During this FAUnext module, we will show you how to submit competitive third-party funding applications that are precise, strategic and successful. We will learn to avoid the most common reason for rejections – choosing the wrong funding provider. Your coach will discuss your project concept with you in detail and give you directly actionable feedback for revising it. Together with your coach, you will then identify the funding provider that offers your idea the greatest chances of success – so that your application ends up with the right funder. The best part: You get input from the professor of your choice. Invite a professor to your session, who will join you and your coach in discussing and refining the project idea you plan to submit.

Module R1 consists of three consecutive parts:

Part 1: One-hour briefing and presentation of the various funding programs by Dr. Beate Scholz.

Please note: Participation in this part is a prerequisite for Parts 2 and 3

We will briefly cover the key aspects of how to present your application idea on a single page. We will also briefly explain the various funding providers and their respective requirements.

Part 2: Individual online consultations

The individual consultations check how well suited the proposals are for the considered funding providers/programs, based on an analysis of the researchers’ CVs and an outline of the proposal. A further goal is to assess the significance of the prospective funding for the continued development of the researcher’s individual research career and potentially develop a funding strategy based on that.

In order to be able to prepare effectively, participants must submit their CVs and an outline of at least one page in length. All documents will be treated confidentially pursuant to the valid data protection provisions.

The individual consultations last approximately 60 minutes.

Part 3: Online review simulation

In the online review simulation, participants receive feedback on their outlines from a subject-related perspective from established researchers at FAU and from an interdisciplinary review perspective from the coach, Dr. Beate Scholz.

Each simulation lasts approximately 60 minutes.

Coach

Dr. Beate Scholz is the managing director of Scholz CTC GmbH (www.scholz-ctc.de/). She works internationally as a strategy advisor, trainer, coach, expert and reviewer in universities, research institutions and academic organizations. She also works as a researcher. She works for international institutions such as the EU Commission or the OECD as well as for numerous universities, research institutions and ministries, internationally (including in Europe, the USA, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia) and in Germany. Beate Scholz is regularly invited to participate as an expert in committees and as a reviewer in selection committees.

Dates

Due to the high demand, this module takes place twice a year with two different groups.

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Networks are based on relationships and trust. During this two-day seminar you learn how to establish and nurture networks, how networks can be kept alive in the long term, and what that has to do with your own personal abilities. The seminar will look at both traditional networks of personal contacts and today’s social networks on social media and the different approaches required for each. Participants will also benefit from best practice examples presented by experienced scientists.

Module contents

• Acquiring and polishing skills for increasing the visibility of yourself as a person, your skills and your projects.
• Raising awareness of effective self-marketing and communication.
• Learning how to generate long-lasting interest by coming across as an authentic personality.
• Understanding the relevance of the person you are talking to for your next project.
• Do’s and dont’s for establishing (research) networks.
• Drawing up your own individual network analysis.
• Defining your personal network strategy.

Coach

A dedicated networker and sales expert Listening, asking questions. Connecting people, ideas and companies. Learning new skills. With more than 20 years’ expertise, Anja Merl helps her customers and course participants establish and develop their own networks. She is involved in the Bavarian association for SMEs known as the BVWM and is a managing director of die.netzwerk.akademie, where her skills in people management are a valuable asset.

In this module, you also benefit from the expertise and experience of successful FAU professors.