(successful) research_bidding .. some thoughts

just an informal presentation to colleagues

1. (successful) research bidding @ johntraxler

2. m y … errr … credentials r eviewer: ESRC, EU FP7, overseas research councils, national programmes r esearcher: currently EAGLE, CBRL, BC c onsultant: currently UNRWA, ITU, UNESCO, HEFCE s erial failure: too many to list o ccasional success no coherent causal story or silver bullet

3. What sells e xit strategy/business model/sustainability .. in various different forms i mpact … not just a website or conference paper i ndustry or policy partners … if you figure out what’s in it for them u ser engagement… especially if it’s convincing t he right level of theorising & implementing a comprehensive, focussed, purposive review

4. w hat helps p ersistence… reinvesting the effort and the contacts publication… any schmoozing… builds trust, visibility, identify collaborators/competitors g etting invited, getting upstream

5. s how stoppers d id you read the call? did you focus on the bits you don’t like? like risk analysis, DPP, ethics and utter detailed complete coherence have you checked the financials? Deficit financing, open ended commitments, d id you ask for a laptop? Or an RA? Or PhD? does it pay for your time? does it pay for any of your time? b ut is there academic output or research informed teaching, or a longer game? w ho’s doing the admin? any help doing the formalities? critical friend?