Fellowships: Preparing Successful Applications

A template application form will be sent to you to complete about two weeks before the course. A completed application must be sent to ecri@imperial.ac.uk at least 5 working days before the course. Your proposal will be reviewed by your peers during the session, so it is worth spending time on it to make it the best you can. 

• It is important that you are fully present and an active participant, to create a safe space for sharing and discussion.
• For some of our online sessions, you will be required to keep your video cameras on. Please ensure prior to attending that you have a fully functioning camera and microphone. If you have any issues with your equipment, please contact us as soon as possible. If you require your camera to be off as a workplace adjustment, please let us know in advance so that we can make the tutor/facilitator aware.
• Please ensure that you are in a private space where you can maintain confidentiality and the privacy of the other participants.
• To maintain confidentiality, all participants are asked to agree to keep what is said within the group, and not record or take screenshots/photos without permission. Pictures or quotes from the session should not be posted on social media or elsewhere without the express permission of those involved.

• The proposals you prepared will be shared with a selection of your peers as part of the course so that you can learn from each other and see where the gaps may be in your current documents.  This part of the course is not optional – if you do not wish to submit or share your draft proposal you cannot attend the course.
• For the course to be successful, we need to ensure that anything that you view or is shared with you verbally during the course is kept confidential. All documents that are shared with you will be done so via OneDrive/Sharepoint (link will be sent to you the morning of the course).  Documents can be viewed but they will not be able to be edited or downloaded.
• By attending the course, you are agreeing to keep all that is shared with you confidential and to not make any digital copies of the documents that you will be given access to.  You can however take written notes

“… the process of providing feedback on other participants' proposal submissions helped me identify what was lacking in mine and now I have some direction on how to improve my own proposal.”

• Academic Career Paths
• Fellowship FAQs
• Tip sheets
• Academic Perspectives

• Research Vision
• Fellowship Applications: Where to Start?
• Fellowships: Preparing a Fellowship Lay Summary
• Fellowship CVs
• Funding Proposals: Peer Review and Feedback 
• Introduction to the UK Research Funding Environment 
• Maximising Your Fellowship Research Impact
• Fellowships: Writing Your Data Management Plan