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researchprofessional.comFinding the right funding body
If you didn't start from a funding call, find the right one before you start writing. Places to search:
CallFinder
Available at SDU and AAU. If you have colleagues at those universities, use CallFinder through them.
Elsevier funding service
Listed as a possible further source.
[to be confirmed by START]
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How to write a great grant application
Advice and tools for your grant applicationAarhus University research support · medarbejdere.au.dk
- 1Deconstruct the grantWhat context does it sit in?
- [Further steps to come from START / AU research support]
Writing START into your proposal without a PIC number
START has no PIC number, and you join a project as a partner from your home university — not as a START partner. So START's relevance and added value go into the narrative part of your proposal. Use the generic text below as a starting point: cut, add or merge parts to fit your project and call.
A successful green transition of agriculture and food systems is paramount to addressing the multitude of global challenges inherent in securing nutritious food and other biomass within planetary boundaries. This transformation can solely be achieved through disruptive changes in our society and economy rooted in evidence-based co-creative world-class interdisciplinary, inclusive and integrative science spanning all disciplines from technical, natural and digital sciences to social sciences, health and humanities.
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[This project] benefits from START through its access to the platform's combined pool of researchers and its associated infrastructure. As a platform, START enables an efficient formation of networks as well as high-level dissemination and exchanges between researchers and disciplines working with the green transition. START is comprised of ten research hubs acting as umbrellas for interdisciplinary research into the multitudes of the agrifood system. [This project falls under X hub… [Insert summary of hub and elaboration on why this project benefits from the hub and, by extension, START]].
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Relevance
Depends on project content, context, partners and call. General pointers:
- Tie it into existing EU missions, if possible
- Tie it into EU policies and/or ambitions
- Tie it into prior projects — not necessarily your own — to show continuous development and a solid evidence base
- Provide a compelling needs analysis
- Delineate clear target groups and tie them into the impact section
Impact
Depends on project content, context, partners and call. General pointers:
- Fostering new talent
- Impact analysis for the proposed project
- Impact analysis tied to the target groups
- A compelling Theory of Change
- Contribution to the 'living lab' ambition, if any
Communication and dissemination
Depends on project context, call and scope. General pointers:
- START's annual meeting is a resource you can leverage
- SharePoint hubs
- Website
- University resources across partners
- START's support from ministries, the European Commission and foundations can open doors to those stakeholders
We can help you formulate this into a START-relevant context.