Monday, July 22

14.00 – 14.30 Welcome

14.30 – 15.00 – Prof. Guido Cavaletti, MD, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Milano-Bicocca (IT): How to write a research proposal

15.00 – 15.30 – Prof. Hellas Cena, Pro-Rector for Third Mission, Third mission and research valorization, University of Pavia (IT)

15.30 – 16.00 – Prof. Alberto Bravin, University of Milano Bicocca (IT); How to prepare a successful grant proposal in hard science field

16.00-16.30 – Prof Cristina Zogmaister, PhD, University of Milano Bicocca (IT): Writing the Open Practices Section: Beyond Performative Compliance

16.30-18.30 Networking event

18.30 Cocktail

Tuesday, July 23

One day about grantsmanship, from background to practice.

Chiara Gabbi, MD, PhD

Humanitas Medical Care, Milan (IT); Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (SE).

9.30 – 10.15 Understanding the grant review process: writing for success

10.15 – 11.00 Background and Review of literature – Hypothesis – Aims

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 12.15 Preliminary Results – Study design – Methods

12.15 – 12.45 Potential Pitfalls and Alternative Strategies – Expected Outcomes – Future Directions

12.45 – 13.00 Discussion

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 15.15 Principal Investigator Profile and Team

15.15 – 15.45 Facilities and Infrastructures

15.45 – 16.00 Discussion

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 17.00 The budget and its Justification

17.00 – 17.45 Significance – Innovation – Relevance for the funding agency

17.45 – 18.00 Discussion and conclusion

Wednesday, July 24

EU project landscape – Special focus on ERC and MSCA – Digging into proposal template and project structure – Hands-on exercises.

Andrea Riccio, PhD, Chiara Casella, PhD, Fiorenza de Micheli, PhD

Grant Office of the University of Milano-Bicocca (IT).

9.30 – 10.00   EU project landscape: Horizon Europe

10:00 – 10:30 Overview of the ERC programme

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

12.00 – 13.00 Exercise session: finding calls (practice)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 16.00 Proposal structure: Excellence – Impact – Implementation (theory and practice) part 1

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00 Proposal structure: Excellence – Impact – Implementation (theory and practice) part 2

Thursday, July 25

EU project landscape – Special focus on ERC and MSCA – Digging into proposal template and project structure – Hands-on exercises.

Andrea Riccio, PhD, Chiara Casella, PhD, Fiorenza de Micheli, PhD

Grant Office of the University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)

9.30 – 11.00  Project structure: exercise session (practice in small groups) part 1

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 12.30 Project structure: exercise session (practice in small groups) part 2

12.30 – 14.00 Lunch

14.30 – 15.00 Transversal methodological aspects

15:00 – 15:30 Basic Budget elements (theory and practice)

15:30 – 16:00 Overview of the MSCA-PF call

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 18.00 Questions & Answers session

19.30    Social Dinner

Friday, July 26

Closing Lectures – Virtuous examples of successful grant proposal applications

9.00-9.45 – Filippo Oncini, Maastricht University: Marie Curie

9.45-10.30 – Marco Marelli, PhD, Università Milano-Bicocca: ERC Consolidator Grant winner

10.30 – 11:15 – Luca Pattavina, PhD, Università Milano-Bicocca: ERC Starting Grant winner

11.15-11.45 coffee break

11.45 – 12.30 – Stefania Pia Perrino, PhD, University of Milano – Bicocca (IT): Just Parent Project

12.30 – 13.15 Speaker 4 – Paola Alberti, MD, PhD, University of Milano-Bicocca (IT): Cariplo grant winner.

11.30 – 12.00 Written test (ECTS credits)