Event date: February 2 - 5 - 9, 2026
Event time: 09:00 - 13:00 CET all days
Location: Online to be accessed via link shared by email
Price: €550 + VAT
Registration: HERE
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Workshop Introduction:
After reaching full capacity of the AI boot camp during 2025, we decided to organise another hands-on three-day online boot camp titled "Supercharge Proposal Writing & Research Managementat Your Institution," organised in collaboration between EARMA and Avi Staiman.
Togather we will unlock the power of AI to streamline every stage of research management — from grant ideation to finding partners and writing your proposal. This boot camp is built specifically for research managers looking to secure more funding for their institution.
Boot camp Schedule DAY 1 - 2 February 2026
Module A: Generative AI Tools for Research Management
Session 1 (required): Introduction - AI tools in research: Frontier models v. RAG tools
- - Sentiment analysis, solve your problem (GPT & Perplexity)
- - What is a boot camp?
Session 2: Best prompting practices
Module B: Data Privacy & Research Integrity
Session 3: Data Privacy & Copyright
- - Customize ChatGPT/ Temporary chat/ increase privacy
Session 4: How can we use AI responsibly?
- - Research Integrity & Avoiding Plagiarism
- - AI as the problem and solution- Proofig quiz
Session 5: Funder & European Commission Policy & AI Declarations
Boot camp Schedule DAY 2 - 5 February 2026
Module C: Grant Preparation
Session 6: Ideation & Brainstorming
- - Brainstorm strong funding topics (FundableAI)
Other tools: Mentorship prompt
Session 7: Finding grant calls
- - Finding calls (Genspark)
Session 8: Call reading + building consortium
- - EU Call Scanner & Data Extractor; Call reading (NotebookLM, GPT, Sample call)
- - Find partners for consortium (Global Campus)
Boot camp Schedule DAY 3 - 9 February 2026
Module D: Proposal Writing
Session 9: Writing & editing proposal
- - Generative structured writing (Jenni/Paperpal)
Session 10: Proposal Review
- - GPT as reviewer
- - Impact section of grants (Impacter- sample proposal)
Practice: Write step-by-step prompting using evaluation form (GPT) + summarize
Session 11: Create Your Own GPT & Multimodal Capabilities
Create your own custom GPT (example: Write grant proposals)
Module E: Grant Strategy, Management & Communication
Session 12: Grant Strategy & Trends
- - Funding analytics & institutional strategy
- - Research intelligence (scinapse)
Module F: Research Management Communication
Session 13: Multimedia Research Dissemination & Communication
- - Present at a conference (Gamma)
- - Report generation (Napkin.ai)
- - Create digital twin
- - Article to podcast, slide or video (Notebook LLM,SciSpace)
Conclusion: Boot Camp Reflection
Session 14 (required): Bootcamp Reflection
We come back together to reflect on what we learned over the bootcamp and discuss practical implications for your institution.
Your trainer
Avi Staiman is the founder and CEO of Academic Language Experts, an author services company dedicated to leveling the research playing field for ESL scholars. He is also the co-founder of SciWriter.ai, the first co-pilot that helps researchers supercharge their writing with responsible AI.
Avi is involved in the scholarly publication community as a chef at Scholarly Kitchen, co-host of the New Books Network ‘Scholarly Communication’ Podcast, and a reviewer for Wiley’s Learned Publishing journal. Avi is a thought leader on AI tools for research, running 'AI Tool-Up Tuesdays' where he taught 4300+ researchers how to use AI tools for research responsibly. He is a core member of CANGARU, where he represents the European Association of Science Editors in creating legislation and policy for the responsible use of AI in research. He has been a guest lecturer at NYU and the University of Tokyo. His essays have appeared in the Cambridge University Press Blog, The Scholarly Kitchen, and Times Higher Education.
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