Centre for Advanced Studies

Early Career Fellowships

Date(s)
Monday 16th December 2013 (12:30-14:30)
Contact
Please register early to secure your place as this event is often oversubscribed, via Eventbrite at: http://earlycareer.eventbrite.co.uk
Description

Our regular Early Career Fellowships session, aimed at late-stage PhD students in the Arts and Social Sciences (but also of interest to early career academic and research staff). The event will explore:

  • research funding opportunities with a specific focus on fellowships including AHRC, ESRC, BA and Leverhulme
  • an overview of support available through CAS
  • advice about success in timing, experience and career stages
  • success factors from a research council reviewer
  • tips for success from the holder of a fellowship

Programme:

12.30-12.45 

Registration & buffet lunch

12.45-12.55   

Sally Bowden, Research Development Manager for the Arts, CAS
Welcome from CAS.

12.55-1.15 

Lisa McCabe, Research & Business Development Officer, CAS
Funding opportunities, schemes and support
To cover a range of schemes across the arts and social sciences: AHRC, BA & Leverhulme, as well as the support offered via CAS.
Paula Gurteen, Research Development Manager for the Social Sciences, CAS
To cover relevant ESRC schemes.

1.15-1.35   

Hints and tips from a successful fellowship holder- speaker TBC
Timelines and writing an application, how decided what to apply for, where to find appropriate information, success factors.

1.35-1.55 

Victoria Sedman, Researcher Training and Development Manager, Graduate School
Graduate School Support, internal schemes, career support and training

1.55-2.15

Svenja Adolphs, ESRC Grant Assessment Panel member, School of English
A view from the reviewer
What do funders look for in a fellowship application? Success factors.

2.15 -2.30

Q&A

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