Applying for Fellowships Dr Tom Coates Department of Mathematics.

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Applying for Fellowships Dr Tom Coates Department of Mathematics

My Experience Brief CV: Cambridge/Berkeley/Harvard/Imperial Royal Society University Research Fellowship 2005–2010 (or 2013?) European Union Starting Investigator Grant through to final round

Why Apply for Fellowships? Academic reasons Defensive reasons

A Typical Application Process A research proposal for specialists A New Scientist article for non-specialists An interview

A Traditional Approach Research ProposalNew Scientist article for referees

Know Your Audience specialistsnon-specialistsreferees

Tell A Compelling Story Research ProposalNew Scientist article for specialists for referees for non-specialists

Get Feedback From fellow specialists From senior colleagues From non-academics

The Key Points Know your audience Aim precisely at your audience Take the non-technical part seriously Get feedback

The Interview Know your science backwards and forwards Dress professionally Practice your presentation many many times Do a practice interview and get feedback

Prepare Beforehand Prepare your presentation in multiple formats Anticipate difficult questions Anticipate difficult situations

Good luck!

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