PD Sessions @ Zoom: Analysing Pre-Award Research Application Submissions for Success Prediction - 20 Feb 2025

Success rates can vary significantly based on the specific grant program, research area, and individual circumstances. The basics for being successful are to adhere to guidelines and to continuously improve grant-writing strategies such as identifying the right funder and having a clear and concise proposal. However, we were curious to test if other attributes could influence success.

Using an analytical software and pre-award data from the University of Tasmania, we explore how submission date, application complexity, grant size, and the number of reviews impact the likelihood of successful funding. This analysis provides valuable insights for research managers, including the importance of timely submission of draft applications to the pre-award team and the importance of quality draft applications.

In summary, this analysis provides actionable insights for research managers, contributing to a win-win situation by improving success rates while reducing the pre-award team’s workload. This information was originally presented at the 2024 ARMS Conference in Darwin.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date:  Thursday, 20 February 2025 

Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM AEDT (Check your time zone here.)

SPEAKERS:

Dr Chloe Bibari - University of Tasmania

Chloe holds a PhD in Zoology from the University of Tasmania (UTAS). Since 2015, she has been an integral part of the Research Management team at UTAS, contributing her expertise in various roles, including pre-award and post-award research administration. Currently Chloe has works as a Senior Data Analyst, analysing research funding, outputs, and HDR data.

Dr Rebecca Dorgelo - University of Tasmania

Bec is the Manager, Pre-Award Research Funding at the University of Tasmania – responsible for the Hub teams in the Research Division who support researchers with preparing applications for grant and contract research funding.

FACILITATED BY:

Mr Ed Benyon - University of Tasmania

Ed is the ARMS TAS Chapter co-convenor. He specialises in the development of funding and other critical support partnerships to bring complex projects to reality and to deliver stakeholder impact. Ed works in the University of Tasmania Research Division as the Manager Collaborative Research.

If you have any questions, please contact the ARMS Executive Office ARMSMembership@researchmanagement.org.au or +61 8 8201 5592.

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