School of Health Sciences - Grant workshop 2025

School of health science grant workshop is a course for researchers at SHS and Landspítali in the preparation of competitive grant applications.

The course starts at 14th of February 2025 at 12:30-16:15 with lectures on the preparation and structure of research grant applications, a presentation by the Research Director of the School of Health Sciences on the formal requirements for applications (with an emphasis on IRF), budget instructions, and brainstorming by the participants about the specific goals of their applications. The workshop will then be followed by 3-4 short individual working sessions, where the participants will receive feedback on their application from experienced grant holders, advice on the budget from the financial team of HVS, with the aim of obtaining successful applications in the spring of 2025.

The course is useful for both young (doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows) and more experienced (academic staff) researchers across the health sciences (life sciences, clinical sciences and public health sciences) who want to develop their research program and prepare a funding application. 

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deadline for registration is 31st of January

We encourage everyone to participate!

Programme

12:30 – Presentation by the Dean of School – Why Grant Camps? 

12:40 – 13:00 From Rannís – on services regarding foreign grants – and changes regarding IRF for 2025

The perspective from applicants:

13:00 – 13:30 -Martin Ingi Sigurðsson

13:30 – 13:45 Coffee break

13:45 – 14:15 Óttar Rolfsson

14:15 – 14:45 Árni Kristjánsson

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 – 15:30 The services at the school of health sciences – the formats from last year and when new ones are published – budgeting

15:30 – 16:00 How do the Expert panels think?

16:00 – 16:15 The plan until spring – application deadline

Please register here