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AI for funding applications

Use AI to strengthen your grant applications

  • Live online
  • 60 minutes
  • £95 · £69 concession
  • 2 open dates

AI can speed up the grant proposal development process, but without the right skills, it can produce generic, off-target and unconvincing proposals.

This practical workshop shows you how to use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Gemini to streamline your workflow, strengthen your arguments, and produce polished, highly fundable grant applications.

What you’ll walk away with

  • A step-by-step process to plan, draft, and refine proposals with AI
  • Methods to align applications with funder priorities
  • Strategies to simplify complex ideas without losing depth
  • Ways to use AI for data, visuals, and supporting evidence
  • Ethical guidelines to ensure originality, accuracy, and attribution

What the session covers

  • UnderstandWhy AI for funding applications matters now, and the evidence behind the approach.
  • LearnThe step-by-step method your trainer uses, distilled into one focused hour.
  • ApplyWorked examples showing the method on real research, ready to adapt to your own.
  • AskLive Q&A with your trainer, so you leave with answers to your own case.

Who trains you

Trainers are assigned per date. The trainer named on the date you book runs that session live.

Prof. Eric Jensen
Trainer · Training Wed 2 Dec 2026, Thu 27 May 2027

Eric Jensen has trained 25,000+ researchers and professionals. He specializes in training on evidence-based engagement, research impact evaluation, REF case studies, and strategic impact planning.

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