Workshop „How to Write a Winning Grant?“

@ Tartu, Jakobi 2-114

This workshop will be conducted in English.

In the academic system, the ability to write successful project proposals is of utmost importance. In this in-depth workshop, we will focus on the fundamentals of writing successful grant applications, from formulating research questions and methods to budgeting and team building. In addition to the perspective of the proposal writer, participants will also hear recommendations from proposal evaluators. The practical exercises will help frame the participants’ planned project proposals, whether these are research or postdoctoral projects. Several Estonian and international scholars from the natural and exact sciences as well as the social sciences and humanities will share their insights and tips for success.

The workshop will take place in Tartu over three days. Accommodation will be provided for participants coming from Tallinn.

Register yourself HERE. The registration deadline is on October 31, 2025..
The maximum number of participants is 25.

Upon registration, the participants are required to submit a circa 300-word abstract of their project idea. This idea can be further developed during the workshop, and at the end, the trainers and co-participants will provide their feedback. The project may, for example, be a planned postdoctoral project or any another (international) grant application. In the abstract, please address the following questions:

• What is the context / rationale for this idea / research to be done?
• What is your main research objective (what should be achieved by the end of the project, if everything goes according to plan)?
• Which aspect(s) in your research go beyond the State-of-the-Art (SoA)? How? (Ie. in which way is your research innovative / ground-breaking / disruptive?)
• How interdisciplinary is your idea / research?
• Which partners/expertise do you already have and/or need?

In case of questions, please turn to Silvia-Kristiin Kask, silvia-kristiin.kask@ut.ee.

Estonian Doctoral School for Humanities and Arts.

The workshop is supported by the Estonian Doctoral School (2021-2027.4.04.24-0003), the funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101079396, and from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee (grant agreement No. 10063975), and by the Ministry of Education and Research Centres of Excellence grant TK215 Estonian Roots: Centre of Excellence for transdisciplinary studies on ethnogenesis and cultural diversity.