Grant Writing Practicalities Part 4: Balancing bold and ambitious with feasible

This event is the final in our four-part series for 2025 on writing applications for research funding. The series is designed to build confidence and share practical tips useful in grant writing, irrespective of funder.

Bold, ambitious, impactful research, feasibly delivered in a project or program. In your grant application, how do you convince the funder that the proposed research is both ‘academically’ feasible and practical as a project or program? How do you convince the funder that you have considered ethical and practical issues that may arise during your project – that you have anticipated and mitigated challenges and risks such as access, consent, safety, security, and quality? In an increasingly competitive environment, what does value for money look like in grant applications?

This event is an opportunity for you to bring your idea (a real one you’re working on or a fantasy one you’re using for the day) to a room full of experts in the ethics, practicalities, and governance of research projects. Speed-dating style you can move around the room to sound out your idea and receive a range of perspectives on fleshing a project from it.

Who should attend:

• ECRs, MCRs, senior researchers
• Research support professionals
• Anyone interested in sounding out the practicalities of organizing a research idea into a research project before applying for grant funding

Why attend? 

Gain valuable insights from experienced professionals, network with peers, and enhance your grant writing skills.

This is a UTS Aspire event. UTS Aspire is a program of pan-university research development opportunities led by the Research Capability and Development Team.