Online Grants Masterclasses

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Grants Masterclasses

Welcome, here are all the self-service, do at your own pace online courses we currently offer.

Recording of a previous “Masterclass lite” in grant applications

OUT NOW! This is our basics course, the key elements of what you need to know to optimise your grant application success. It is a recording of a course we ran live over 3 Zoom sessions. That course contained numerous breakout discussion opportunities for participants and therefore this watch at your own pace, edited version includes instructions for how you can undertake these breakouts with either a mentor, or better still if a group of colleagues undertake the course together, how to run the breakouts amongst yourselves. If your group consists of 10 or more participants we will be able to offer your institution a discounted rate. Please contact [email protected] to request this.

£475+VAT

The Full Research in Focus Grants Masterclass (including research grants and fellowships)

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know (and probably things you didn’t even know you needed to know!) about grant applications, fellowships, responding to reviewers, performing at your best for a grant interview and staying sane doing so! This course gives you practical advice, thinking frameworks and insider hints and tips that will last a career. Our next cohort starts: 6th January 2025. Sign up now to receive access at launch!

£1295+VAT

Grant interviews ONLY module taken from our Full Grants Masterclass

OUT NOW! Just need some tips and guidance to perform at your best during a forthcoming grant interview? Whether it’s a Future Leaders Fellowship, or an ERC Starting Grant interview these 7 bite sized video sub-modules will help you feel thoroughly prepared and at your best.

£750+VAT

Reflect & reset for exhausted academics (week by week)

Come join us to take stock of where you are, explore what you really want (what YOU WANT NOT WHAT YOUR HEAD OF DEPARTMENT WANTS!!!), explore how you might get there and develop a really firm foundation, planner and inner strength for the year!

£250+VAT

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"Well explained, easy to follow. Lots of advice."

____ A Basics of Research Grant Proposals webinar participant

"This has spurred me to engage myself more fully in developing my personal research strategy, gaining a better understanding of the wider policy and research area, what funding opportunities are available and how I can match my ideas to those."

____ Grants Masterclass participant

Hi, I'm BECKY Steliaros, RiF's Principal Coach!

Here's an image of me "in action" leading an extended programme of support for fellowship applicants! I founded Research in Focus (RiF) in 2012 after a 12 year career with the UK Research Councils (during which time I also took a PG Certificate in coaching/leadership/change management & creativity, and an MBA Both were quite a contrast to my electrochemistry PhD!) and I'm on a mission to help researchers get funded!!!

I know how many good ideas don't get funded so I'm here to help if you want to increase your luck, if you're a bit stuck, or your Research Office aren't well sufficiently staffed/experienced to give you the sort of bespoke attention you need to increase your own luck (luck has very little to do with it!)...

When I'm not coaching academics you'll find me exploring with my camper van or at the blunt end of a loaded archery bow ;-)