Reciprocal training: ‘Five rules of grant club’

02 September 2026

The Eastern Arc Reciprocal Programme kicks off its autumn season on 11 September (12:00-13:00) with a session on writing successful grant applications

There is an increasing expectation to secure research funding, but where do you begin if you’ve not had the experience of putting together a successful application before?

Phil Ward, in collaboration with Australian colleagues Jonathan O’Donnell and Tseen Khoo (who write the Researcher Whisperer blog) have put together an approachable and simple guide to doing so, breaking down the process into five ‘rules of Grant Club’, explaining the culture of grantseeking, and the tactics necessary for proposal writing.

The session is based on the essential ‘how to’ guide, Getting Research Funded, and offers clear strategies on how to stage your research and understand project development, find aligned funding bodies and schemes, build strong research teams and partnerships, get the project right and effectively plan your grantseeking.

The session is online, free and open to anyone at an Eastern Arc university. To register, click here. 

If you have any questions about the event, contact Phil Ward (p.ward@easternarc.ac.uk)

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