This workshop concluded on 22 November 2015.
The Max Planck Society (MPG) and Freie Universität Berlin India offices, in partnership with IndiaBioscience, organised a two-day DWIH Proposal Writing and Grant Management workshop in Bangalore (21st – 22nd November, 2015). This was funded by the German House for Research and Innovation (DWIH) , New Delhi and IndiaBioscience.
The concept of the workshop was to illustrate the methods and technical know-how required to prepare successful international research proposals. On Day 1, the workshop was in a ‘taught format’, and covered topics from identifying the adequate funding programmes, content development & grant writing to budget planning. Day 2 offered a proposal simulation game to allow for a hands-on preparation of a typical proposal outline, including a guided group work, evaluation/discussion, and feedback from the speakers. This model of specialized training workshops have proven successful in the German research landscape and the idea was to hold similar events in India, with focus on proposal writing and project management skill development that would enable young scientists in India, particularly those from partner institutions of the applying organizations to successfully apply for existing Indo-German joint programs and other international research funding opportunities. The workshop aimed to help sharpen the skills of the participants to apply for individual and collaborative third party funding programs.
PhD students, Post Docs, Young Faculty from the Life Sciences.
Group work: how would you assess your present career situation and perspective?
The DWIH workshop was organised by the Max Planck Society (MPG) and Freie Universität Berlin India offices, in partnership with IndiaBioscience .