# Planning doc for AIM RSF grant writing day
## GH issue - https://github.com/aim-rsf/AIM-ECR-network/issues/47
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* Purpose of workshop - training for health ecr/researchers about funding landscape/opportunities and training on grant writing and resume for researchers.
* Target audience - ECR networks of AIM and Turing including enrichment students.
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## Purposed schedule
- Welcome
- Introduction - opportunities for funding in health and medical sciences/data science.
- Grant writing general training
- Resume for researcher workshop with writing - each attendee comes out with a written RfR.
Possible dates (from EK calendar):
* Tuesday 28th May
* Friday 31st May
* Monday 10th June
* Monday 17th June
* Tuesday 18th June
* Thursday 20th June
* Tuesday 25th June
* Friday 28th June :heavy_check_mark:
## Notes
* Conversation with Emmy
* She can provide background opportunities talk - has developed a fellowship wheel that can be adapted for this session.
* 3 trainers suggested
* Jacqueline Aldridge is brilliant (and used to be my mentor):
jacqueline.aldridge99@gmail.com
* Alison Yeung, who was recommended by one of our Turing research fellows and is doing session for us early may: alisonyeung1@outlook.com
* Andrew Derrington - https://parkerderrington.com/workshops/
* cost is min £2000, or £200 per participant, max 30 online.
* EK contacts for Resume for researchers
* * https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x79s7/doctor-katie-meadmore#publications
* https://www.southampton.ac.uk/people/5x7mfn/doctor-alejandra-recio-saucedo
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## Meeting with Jacqueline - 25/04/2024
- what a fundable team looks like?
- design needs to be right
- leads up to R4RI - more interactive section
Grant writing - pulling argument, evidence and design together to then to write it.
- How many would you take? number limited no
- critiquing a bad summary
- 10.00 -10.30 - Emmy - 30 mins
- 10.30 - 11.30 - Principles of grant writing
- 11.30 - 12.30 - Give bad abstract/summary - go a have a break/lunch
- 12.30 - 13.00 - Reflect on abstract after lunch
- look at resume in afternoon - in breakout rooms make a team.
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## Meeting with Alison Y
- intro to grant writing
- resume - short session general principles, brainstorming career history.
- prompt for each module an work in group
- go away and then come back - share problems.
- or 1 to 1 tutorial
- no limit on numbers
- 30 mins - Emmy
- Intro to grant writing - Alison - 2 1/2 hours
3hrs max online
- Resume - 2 1/2 hours
- Thurs 20th June - ok for Alison. *
- tues 25th June - afternoon only
- weds 26th June 12pm onwards *