ECTS: 0.8
Course leader: Anders Schram
Language: English
Graduate school: Faculty of Health
Graduate program: ClinFO
Course fee: 960.00 DKK
Status: Course is open for application
Semester: Spring 2027
Application deadline: 17/03/2027
Cancellation deadline: 31/03/2027
Course type: Classroom teaching
Start date: 14/04/2027
Administrator: Lena Melchior
Duplicate registration is not allowed
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The course C327 How to Secure Funding for Your Research is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, 2027.
Criteria for participation: University degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, or Master’s degree in other fields and/or postgraduate research fellows (PhD students and research-year medical students).
Requirements for participation: None
Aim:
This course aims to introduce participants to central considerations related to research funding and grant applications. The course focuses on themes commonly encountered in both small and large funding applications and may be particularly relevant for PhD students and research-year students navigating early research careers.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants will have an improved understanding of themes related to research funding and grant applications. Participants will have strengthened their understanding of:
- Clarity and conciseness in grant writing
- Alignment between project proposals and fund objectives
- Considerations related to impact and outcomes
- Budget transparency
- Structuring and framing a grant application narrative
Workload:
The full workload of the course is expected to be 9 hours
Content:
The course includes both teaching and discussion-based activities. During the course, participants will be introduced to themes related to:
- Timing of applications
- Understanding different funding bodies
- The role of the applicant
- Project framing and structure
- Budget considerations
- Recommendations and support letters
- Internal and institutional review processes
Examples and reflections will be used to illustrate different approaches to grant applications and funding strategies.
Instructors:
Morten Søndergaard Lindhard, Associate Professor (Course leader)
Anders Schram (Lecturer)
Tine Brink, Clinical Professor (Lecturer)
Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus
Participation in the course is without cost for:
- PhD students, Health Research Year students from Aarhus University
- PhD students enrolled at partner universities of the Nordoc collaboration
- PhD students from other institutions in the open market agreement for PhD courses
Course dates:
- 14 April 2027 08:00 - 15:30