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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 Hydrogen & Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator 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 Hydrogen and Sustainable Transport 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 Hydrogen & Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator Project Member to join this free session. Please apply by clicking the button below and scroll down to the online registration form. A member of our team will then be in touch with your next steps.

If you are already a member, please register using the SETsquared Innovation Platform.

Register today!