EARMA promotes research management and administration as a recognised profession. As such, a key activity for EARMA is its Professional development programme for research managers and administrators.
Call status: Open
Scope and objectives
EARMA financially supports the participation of RMAs in the EARMAimpact training.
Funding details
The grant will contribute to the cost of participation in the programme (including fee, travel or accommodation) up to a maximum value of €500.
Elegibility
- Grants are open to all EARMA members with a good standing, held for at least the previous membership year.
- Applicants must be enrolled (or in the process of doing so) for the EARMAimpact training they seek funding for in order to be eligible for financial support.
- Members may not have held any other EARMA grants in the two year period prior to the time of application.
- Furthermore they may not have held two or more EARMA grants in the same calendar year.
- EARMA Board and awards committee members are ineligible to receive funding for 03 years after the end of their term.
Selection criteria
The Awards committee will evaluate applications based on the following criteria:
- Applicant’s experience in research management and administration CV. With reference to the specific content of the programme, applicants should explain how participation to the Programme will contribute to their current and future work/role in RMA.
- Motivation: to what extent will the participation to the programme enhance and contribute directly to the applicant’s specific training needs. Applicants should outline their current professional development goals and explain how participation in the programme will contribute to their training needs and longer-term career development.
- EARMA goals: To what extent does the application contribute to the mission of EARMA. Applicants must outline how their participation to the programme contributes to the mission of EARMA making specific reference to EARMA’s objectives and strategy.
Each criterion carries equal weight. Please also refer to EARMA’s general terms and conditions. You will need to calculate and justify the funding that you are applying for.
Application process
The Training award has a dedicated application form that must be filled out by the specified deadline. Please complete the form on SurveyMonkey.
Deadline
October 09, 2024
Evaluation and notification
All eligible applications will be evaluated by the EARMA Awards Committee. Applicants will be ranked according to the criteria described above and applications which are ranked highest will be considered for award. However, EARMA reserves the right to not grant awards regardless of ranking. When all applications have been assessed and recommendations approved, applicants will be notified of the outcome. Furthermore, awardees are of course required to meet certain conditions as a recipient of this award. For attendees awards will be dependent on the acceptance into the course.
Please find the schedule below to learn more about the awards:
EARMA Awards Committee: 2024/25 Awards Schedule
