1. Applying for Fellowships Dr Tom Coates Department of Mathematics

2. 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

3. Why Apply for Fellowships? Academic reasons Defensive reasons

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

5. A Traditional Approach Research ProposalNew Scientist article for referees

6. Know Your Audience specialistsnon-specialistsreferees

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

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

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

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

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

12. Good luck!