Radboud University provides a wide range of grant support services related to research funding search, grant application and project management. The Grant Support department organises events on different stages of funding applications, diverse research topics and different funding programmes.
Furthermore, we offer services related to the following topics:
Grant support officers can help you with building your network and finding the right partners for your consortium or help you find a consortium where you can act as a partner. Read more about finding a research partner.
Grant Support officers can also help you to develop your research ideas into (fundable) project ideas and help develop a funding strategy for your research group.
Feel free to join information meetings about upcoming calls and programmes or participate in a funding scan during which all individual funding opportunities will be mapped. You can also get assistance while exploring the online funding database Research Professional, as well as join a group training session on this funding database.
Grant Support officers can help you analyse the call, its specific requirements and its underlying policies. You can also receive help in reviewing the draft versions and the final version, or get support in writing specific versions (e.g. ethics, impact, data management). Lastly, you can also get help in drawing up the project budget, preparing official documents and collecting signatures. Feel free to use the templates for proposal selections below.
When it comes to proposal submission, you can get help with filling in the administrative details and submitting the proposal digitally.
Grant Support officers can provide tips for writing rebuttals and give feedback on draft version(s).
For selected grants, we can provide interview training and organise mock interviews.
When it comes to strategic lobbying, we can help to strategically position select research themes in all steps of the process. For example, liaison with EU and national funding and policy institutions, strategic positioning sessions for research groups or networking and collaboration with external organisations.
Grant Support officers can help you to analyse the evaluation of your proposal and develop a strategy for resubmission.
We can connect you to our legal advisors for advice on grant and consortium agreements and intellectual property rights.
When it comes to project management, we can help you with monitoring project progress, reporting to funding agencies and communicating with partners.
You can get advise on patents and licensing, intellectual property rights and the dissemination of results.
These trainings are designed for researchers who are already working on proposals or who want to apply for specific calls. The hands-on trainings cover various aspects of funding proposal writing. The aim of the trainings is to prepare researchers for upcoming funding programmes (e.g. Horizon Europe) and to improve the quality of applications. There are three training courses. Depending on your experience with proposal writing, you can choose one of the trainings.
Would you like to sign up for one of the trainings? Then send an e-mail with your name and organisational unit to grantsupport [at] ru.nl.
For whom: researchers with no/limited previous experience in funding proposal writing.
Content: you will work with up to 10-20 researchers on exercises focusing on the logic of the call and the topic. This includes how to develop a coherent proposal in line with the call. Each section has an introductory explanation by grant advisors prior to the exercises.
Duration: 2.5 hours in one day or 2 hours in two days.
Expected results: the group will analyse the selected call, formulate an overall project idea and fill in a number of proposal sections - maximum 3 pages.
For whom: researchers with previous experience with FP7/H2020, interested in applying as coordinator/partner
What: Up to 20 researchers will work in smaller groups on a selected proposal; the group will do exercises in formulating and refining proposal elements (objectives, ambition, impact path, work packages, dissemination, exploitation and communication activities) to adapt the project idea and impact. Understanding the logic of the call and the topic is required.
Duration: 3.5 hours in one day or sessions of 2 hours over 2-3 days
Expected results: draft proposal (about 10 pages) with key elements for each part of the proposal.
For whom: experienced researchers applying as coordinators for Horizon Europe
What: up to 10 researchers working on improving specific parts of their proposal.
Duration: 1.5 hours per section (several sections can be combined)
Expected results: researchers learning how to write specific sections, working on concepts (one page per section, e.g. bullet points, tables, structure established, 2-3 paragraphs finished).
Do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to make use of grant support services or have any additional questions. Please note: our capacity is based on the availability of support staff. Approach us as soon as possible if you need any help.