You will learn:<\/p>\n
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- What makes a successful bid.<\/li>\n
- How to make a strong case for your research idea using smartphones and wearables for population health research.<\/li>\n
- How funders, reviewers and panels operate, think and behave.<\/li>\n
- How to incorporate best practices for engaging and involving patients as well as public and meeting information governance requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Who\u2019s it for:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
Researchers at any career stage who are interested in developing strong bids in the field of population health research using smartphones and wearables are invited.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
We expect you to bring a study idea to present at the start of the meeting. This can be a study that you hope to take forwards, or a hypothetical idea to help you learn about bid writing.\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
You will attend practical sessions and work on study ideas with the support of our experienced faculty. There will also be plenty of opportunities to network with our Health Research from Home community.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Please note:<\/b> the format follows the 2025 Grant Writing Retreat, so we kindly ask that previous attendees do not reapply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Apply now<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n
This event is waitlist only. Tickets will be released on a rolling basis from now on. We anticipate spaces will fill up quickly, so join the waitlist now to be in with a chance!\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
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- 9:15 – 9:45:<\/strong> Registration and cofee<\/li>\n
- 10:00 – 10:45<\/strong>: Welcome and overview<\/li>\n
- 10:45 – 12:25:<\/strong> Delegate study pitches and feedback<\/li>\n
- 12:25 – 13:15: <\/strong>Lunch<\/li>\n
- 13:15 – 13:45: <\/strong>Patient and Public Involvment and Engagement (PPIE) talk<\/li>\n
- 13:45 – 16:25: <\/strong>Advice clinics\n
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- PPIE<\/li>\n
- Information governance<\/li>\n
- Technology advice clinics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 16:25 – 16:45: <\/strong>Coffee and networking<\/li>\n
- 16:45 – 17:30:<\/strong>\u00a0Time to refine pitches<\/li>\n
- 19:30: <\/strong>Dinner at HOME (for all inclusive ticket holders)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Day two<\/h3>\n
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- 8:30 – 8:50:<\/strong> Welcome and coffee<\/li>\n
- 09:00 – 11:00:<\/strong> ‘Putting pen to paper’:\n
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- Describing the unmet need<\/li>\n
- Good bid writing and coordinating a team<\/li>\n
- Post-submission – rebuttal, interview, rejection, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 11:00 – 11:30:<\/strong>\u00a0Break<\/li>\n
- 11:30 – 12:20:<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Advice clinics\n
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- PPIE<\/li>\n
- Information governance<\/li>\n
- Technology advice clinics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- 12:20 – 13:30:<\/strong>\u00a0Time to refine sessions<\/li>\n
- 13:30 – 14:15:<\/strong>\u00a0Lunch<\/li>\n
- 14:15 – 16:15:<\/strong>\u00a0Pitches round 2, with Panel and Peer feedback<\/li>\n
- 16:15 – 16:30:<\/strong>\u00a0Closing remarks<\/li>\n
- 16:30:<\/strong> End<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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