In 2021, the BiOrbic funding team joined forces with two other SFI Research Centres, I-Form and iCRAG, to develop a research funding training programme entitled, ‘Guide to Research Funding: From a SFI Centre Perspective’. This programme is a joint collaborative undertaking between BiOrbic, I-Form and iCRAG.
All three centres have come together to develop a collaborative programme of training events for their researchers. Training has and will continue to be provided by the Centres’ funding managers along with external speakers and successful awardees. Seven events have taken place since the establishment of this programme in November 2021.
They are as follows;
November 2021
Steps to Secure Research Funding as an Early-Stage Researcher: Dr. Rosanna Kleemann (BiOrbic), Dr. Ajay Menon (BiOrbic), and Dr. Koen Torremans (iCRAG)
January 2022
Getting Ready for ERC: Máire Coyle (UCD Research Office), by Dr. Maria McNamara (iCRAG)
April 2022
Research Impact in proposals: Liam Cleere (UCD Research and Innovation), Aine Moore (UCD EU Research Office), Dr Maeve Boland (iCRAG), Dr Mark Coughlan, (iCRAG)
May 2022
Funding Opportunities for Mid-Career Researchers: Dr Philip Cardiff (I-Form), Dr Mert Celikin (I-Form), Dr Ciaran McNally (iCRAG)
November 2022
How to become a partner on an EU proposal: Dr Sergio Fernandez Ceballos (Enterprise Ireland), Mark Sweeney (Enterprise Ireland), James Gaffey (BiOrbic) Dr Mercedez Vasquez (I-Form)
February 2023
How to write a high scoring Impact Section in Horizon Europe: Erinn Innovation
May 2023
Innovation Research Funding- European and National: Prof Rocco Lupoi (I-Form), Ellen Ni Cleirigh (Enterprise Ireland), Prof Jim Lyng (BiOrbic), Dr Ajay Menon (BiOrbic), Dr Duygu Kyan (iCRAG), Elizabeth Nolan, (Nova UCD)
This successful collaborative training programme is having a very positive contribution in terms of engagement and funding applications in all three Centres. Furthermore, this continuous training and engagement has provided a platform for both the funding teams and researchers to collaborate and share important knowledge across SFI research funding Centres.
