Academy course

Grant writing fundamentals

Significance, innovation, feasibility and budget — written the way panels actually read them.

Intermediate · 4 weeksEarly-career researchers preparing a first grant application.Intermediate · 4 weeksIncluded with your planSciExpert Academy faculty

What this is

You build a full proposal skeleton and receive panel-style scoring, so weaknesses surface before a funder finds them.

What you will be able to do

  • Frame significance and innovation for a mixed panel
  • Write methods that read as feasible
  • Build a budget narrative that matches the science
  • Respond to reviewer scores and resubmit

Workspace services used

Every module is practised inside services you already have in your account.

Start in workspace — AI Writer

Syllabus

  1. 1. The panel

    How proposals are scored and what kills them in round one.

  2. 2. Science sections

    Aims, significance, innovation, approach, pitfalls and alternatives.

  3. 3. Feasibility

    Team, environment, timeline, risk mitigation.

  4. 4. Budget & resubmission

    Budget narrative, justification, responding to scores.

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