There are millions of pounds to be won in competitive R&D funding competitions.

Describing your project, team, and potential market in the clearest, most concise way is vital to securing R&D funding. Knowing your funder and understanding more about the way assessors score you throughout this process is also vital to your success.

This Masterclass, delivered as part of the FWD project, covers the intricacies of bid writing and applications, as well as sharing general hints, tips, and hacks to guarantee funding success and writing a powerful grant response.

Drawing on his 30 years of experience, successful international bid writer, Kevin Brooks will be leading this masterclass session, also offering the opportunity for a 1-to-1 session with him afterwards.

How will this masterclass be delivered?

• Short bursts of lecture content.

• Q&A pitstops to consolidate learning.

• Six first come first serve 1-to-1 slots

What content will be covered?

• Know your funder – we will explore who funders are (what makes them tick), explore their grant offers and what they are looking for in a fundable project (true innovation, a great team to deliver it, a complete understanding of the market/competitors, understanding of the project delivery risks and mitigations, a clear demonstration of potential impact and value for money, etc).

• Explore the Innovate UK Smart Grants.

• Know your assessor – explore the profile of an assessor taking into consideration key factors impacting their decision-making/scoring

• Hints tips and hacks for writing a bid including identifying key requirements, drafting a framework, and readability test via a second pair of eyes review

Who should attend:

Organisations from the Health and Wellbeing sector;

• SME start-ups and scale-ups

• Senior management (founders, directors, CEOs)

• Company grant writers

• Anyone wanting to explore the R&D grant landscape and develop their grant writing skills.

The benefits of attending include clarity around the subject / an understanding of some key R&D funding opportunities/ individual exploration of the pathway forward.

You must be accepted as a FWD Project Member or a member of the Innovation Centre to join this free session.