how to write a good application and get funding carrier planning hr tools at inano

How to write a good application and get funding

Carrier Planning

HR tools at iNANO

The career ladder

Ph.d.

Post Doc

Assoc prof

Professor

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

25%

69%

2%0%4%

1. Academia (university etc.)

2. Industry

3. School teacher

4. Own company

5. Other

Researchers complain about funding

What can a Ph.D. apply for ?

• A personal stipend for a post doctoral stay in another laboratory.

• Positions in industry, public services etc.

Research is funded

Funding sources - 1

• The Danish Research Councils for Independent research (FNU, FTP, FSS)

homepage : http://fi.dk

http://en.fi.dk/councils-commissions/the-danish-council-for-independent-research

• The Carlsberg Foundation

https://carlsbergfondet-online.dk/vejledninger/Vejledning%20UK.pdf

Funding sources - 2

• The Lundbeck Foundation http://www.lundbeckfonden.dk

• Villum Kann Rasmussen Fonden http://www.vkr-fondene.dk

http://science.au.dk/stillinger-og-stipendier/stipendier/villum-fonden-postdoc-stipendier/

• And several others.

First step

Read and Follow the instructions

APPLICATION FORM no. 1 Danish Agency for Science Technology and Innovation Bredgade 40 DK-1260 Copenhagen K Application for Project Grant from (Council/Programme): (fill in name)

Please read the guidelines in the relevant council’s information brochure prior to completing the form Date:

1. Social security number of applicant

2. Name of applicant (responsible to the research council)

3. Occupation and education (max. 39 characters)

4. Place of work

(address, phone and e-mail)

5. Location for carrying out the project

(address, phone and e-mail)

6. Private address

(address, phone and e-mail)

Second step – Application form

Second step – Application formResearch council procedure

Typical appendices required

Carlsberg Foundation

• Application form, containing project title, summary, amount applied for, and period.

• Mandatory enclosures– Project description (including an optional

reference list): maximum 2 pages.– Budget: see section "Special instructions for

completing the budget enclosure".– Curriculum Vitae: maximum 2 pages.– List of publications: maximum 2 pages

Just weigh them

CV is King !!!!

• Publication list

• High ranking papers

• Citations

• Invited talks

Testimonials

• Competition is very tough• Not enough to be good – outstanding is

better• 2 excellent testimonials are better than 2 excellent 1 good and 1 less good.• Different people have different writing

styles

Project desription (long and short)

• State the objective clearly• Write clearly and simply – without side-

tracking• Avoid overly complicated details• Executive summary (start of the long

version)

Summary

• CV is King

• State objective

• State method

• Clear and logical writing

iNANOschool

- an interdisciplinary graduate school in nanosciencewith close links to industry

HR ressources at iNANOschool

Do you often feel stressed?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

10%

2%

8%

39%40%

1. Yes, I am stressed all the time and would like to learn how to avoid stress

2. Yes, I am stressed all the time but I have given up trying to learn how to handle it

3. I am stressed sometimes, and would like to learn how to avoid stress

4. I am stressed sometimes, but I don’t need help handling it

5. I am basically never stressed

Are you generally happy with the research environment (quality of supervision, communication with peers, working conditions etc.) in your group?

1. 2.

9%

91%

1. Yes

2. No

iNANO want to help you

• Contact me for a CONFIDENT IAL talk

• Contact Peter, Kaj, Sys, Trolle

• Contact AGSOS

• Better act now than later.

• Do not be shy!

• It is Your PhD degree

• It is your life!

Carrier Planning

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

25%

69%

2%0%4%

1. Academia (university etc.)

2. Industry

3. School teacher

4. Own company

5. Other

To prepare young scientists at the PhD level for careers in science, teaching and industry

To facilitate the transition from a post-doctoral fellow to an independent group leader

To give young scientists the opportunity to raise the profile of their research and their research groups, and to establish lasting contacts/collaborations with other scientists

Match making with industry

Objectives

Enabling tools

Web site resources Career development meetings Mentor system for young scientists PhD exchange program Joint PhD committees Arrangement of interviews

Career development resources

• Science http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/

• Working Inhttp://www.workingin-nanotechnology.com/

• ELSO's Career Development pages:http://www.elso-cdc.org/

• ASCB's Career Development pageshttp://www.ascb.org/index.cfm?navid=126

• Howard Hughes Medical Institutehttp://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/

The 6 Key Elements in Carrier Planning

Understand Yourself

Develop Your Strengths

Work with the Best

Share Your Successes

Innovate – don’t imitate

Always effective and efficient

Questions?