PhDICTKES project – Research funding
applications training

Agenda
Place: University of Business and Technology

Day 1: 4 September 2023 – Training

The initial day will be more with presentations and information from international partners.

9:00 – 9:30 Registration of the participants

9:30 – 10:00 Introduction of the participants and agenda

• Quick discussions on your expectations from the training

10:00 – 12:00 Research projects and their importance

• Basic vs applied research
• Methods of work for building research projects
• Example of research projects

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break

• Individual responsibility

13:00 – 14:30 How to write a research funding application 

• Presentations from Lnu, NTNU and SEERC
  • Success factors and challenges
  • Writing approaches
  • Budget and activities

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30 In depth analysis of a successful application 

• Presenting a project application
• Discussing the evaluation results
• Reflection on the lessons learned

16:30 – 17:00 Summary of the day 1

Day 2: 5 September 2023 – Workshop

Second day will be a hands-on workshop on a selected call for application and participants will go through the stages of how to develop a project. International participants will serve as workshop facilitators.

9:00 – 10:30 Scope and objective of a selected funding program (group discussions)

• Familiarizing with the call
• Identifying the possible project ideas

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break

10:30 – 12:00 Developing the project idea (group work)

• Project background and motivation
• Related research and positioning
• The guiding research questions and objectives of the project

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 Methods and activities (group work)

• Choice of research methods and motivations
• Activity plan and work-packages

14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 16:30 Budget calculations

• How to think regarding budget?
• Budget justifications and equipment

16:30 – 17:30 Summary and takeaways