Fellowships: Preparing a Fellowship Lay Summary

Turning your carefully thought-out research programme into simple, concise English in order to be accountable to the general public has become a standard part of funding and fellowship applications, and it’s the stuff of many a researcher’s nightmares.  

But the lay summary matters. It demonstrates neatly how clear your ideas are; the funders need it to evidence which projects they have invested in; and on a practical level, your lay summary may be the only part of your application, which is read by the entire panel.

This interactive course will look at what goes in a lay summary and how to pitch your language. 

This course is designed for research staff planning to apply for a fellowship and is also open to doctoral candidates aiming for an academic career. 

Aims

• To clarify what is a lay summary
• To critique real-life fellowship lay summaries  
• To consider key points to include in the lay summary and look at tools to support your writing
• To provide strategies on how to start writing a lay summary  

Prerequisites

To make the most of this course we encourage participants to have attended: Research Vision and Fellowship Applications: where to start?

How to book

Book via Inkpath using your Imperial Single-Sign-On.

Please ensure you have read and understood ECRI’s cancellation policy before booking.

Further information

Please note this course is highly interactive and we expect your full participation including access to the chat and the microphone/camera.  

Please ensure you are able to participate fully and if you require any adjustment, please let us know in advance so that we can make the tutor/facilitator aware.