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Preparing for your personal grant interview

Neeltje Peters — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 08:00:43 +0000

Hooray, you are selected for an interview on your research proposal! This is a huge step, as it means that the evaluating committee likes your ideas and you’re still in the running to obtain funding. At the same time, you’re not quite there yet, and a lot will depend on how you perform during the interview. We understand this is very – very – stressful.

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Writing your grant proposal for multiple audiences at once

Neeltje Peters — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:26:58 +0000

Know your audience! This is a key rule in any writing, and grant writing is no exception. Writing your grant proposal tailored to your audience becomes especially challenging when there are different types of readers that will evaluate your work. How to make sure all types of readers understand and, more importantly, value your plans?

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How to benefit from proposal evaluations (even if they are unfair…)

Neeltje Peters — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:00:57 +0000

Receiving evaluation reports for proposals that didn’t make the cut to get funded can be quite frustrating. Like with reviewer comments, evaluations from the grant committee can come across as unfair, uninformed, or just (too) harsh. Still, there often are important clues in these reports to be able to improve your next grant proposal.

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Writing a rebuttal: take off your fighting gloves

Neeltje Peters — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:05:03 +0000

For some funding schemes, applicants have the opportunity to write a rebuttal to the initial reviews of the proposal. Although some of the comments you receive may be unfair, irrelevant, or plain stupid, it’s your job to write a rebuttal that respectfully addresses reviewers’ comments.

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VIDI or ERC Starting? Or both?

Linde van Ittersum — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 20:54:25 +0000

Many mid-career researchers question whether they should apply for a VIDI or an ERC Starting grant. There are some differences to consider. And, when you decide to go for both, you should be a planning rockstar.

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