REGARD Workshop: Finding and applying for funding in academia

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Event details

Date 08.05.2018
Hour 09:0017:00
Speaker Susanne Matuschek, MATUSCHEK CONSULTING
Location
University of Neuchatel
Category Internal trainings
Description et objectifs
The objectives of this workshop are:
  • Receive information about funding organizations and suitable funding possibilities especially for women researchers (Switzerland and EU) and in respect of the academic level and career planning
  • Know the most important features about planning and preparing an application and a research project
  • Practical exercises: analysis of the current career situation of each participant and work on the first part of an application. This part will be prepared by the participants a couple of weeks before the course starts and according to trainer’s requirements
  • Group coaching: participants present and discuss their career concept within the group and receive feedback by the trainer
Approach
Theory by the trainer combined with individual work, practical exercises, group discussion and feedback. Practical exercises are based on CV and career concept of each participant. The career concept will be prepared by the participants before the workshop and according to trainer’s requirements (details will be communicated at the latest two weeks before the workshop).
 
 
Target audience
Female Postdocs ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Registration & Participation fee
Participation is free for members of partner institutions. Registration is done online and opens 6 weeks before the course begins:  http://www.unifr.ch/regard 
The REGARD programme is addressed to young female academics of the next generation and for women professors of the universities of French-speaking Switzerland, HES-SO and EPFL. The REGARD programme is organized by the gender equality offices those institutions. 
The objective of the REGARD program is to develop skills and offer concrete tools for career management and supervision. These workshops also create spaces for discussion and exchange of experiences among researchers. They also aim to increase awareness of gender equality issues in academic careers.