From Writing Research Proposals to Research Grants and Funding

Registration Fee: 900 (USD 25)
6 & 7 October 2026
7:00 - 9:00 PM

Meet Your Expert

Dr. Shagufa Kapadia, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development and Family Studies

FNAPsy Fellow of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) 2021-22

Faculty of Family and Community Sciences

The M.S. University of Baroda

Dr. Shagufa Kapadia is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Coordinator of the Center of Advanced Study in Human Development, and Director of the Women’s Studies Research Center at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India. Her research interests include cultural issues in human development, adolescence and youth development, gender issues, morality, parenting and socialization, and immigration and acculturation. She has publications in international handbooks published by Oxford, Cambridge, and APA. She is on the review and editorial boards of the journals Psychological Studies, Culture and Psychology, Emerging Adulthood and Urdhava Mula (an interdisciplinary journal on women). Prof. Kapadia has received prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship (2003-04) and the Shastri Indo-Canadian Faculty Research Award (2006 and 2010). She is the India coordinator of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD).

Workshop Content

Module / Topic	What Participants Will Learn
1. Identifying Fundable Research Problems	How to move from a broad research interest to a meaningful and fundable research problem; assess the significance, relevance and feasibility of the problem; and position the research in relation to current societal, academic and policy priorities.
2. Matching Research Ideas with Funding Opportunities	How to identify and select the right funding agency or scheme for a research idea; understand funding calls, eligibility criteria, thematic priorities, funding limits and timelines; and align the proposed research with the priorities of the funding agency.
3. Building a Logically Aligned Research Proposal	How to develop a strong research rationale and research gap; formulate research questions and objectives; and ensure alignment between the research problem, objectives, methodology, data, analysis and expected outcomes.
4. Demonstrating Novelty, Significance & Impact	How to clearly communicate what is new about the proposed research; establish theoretical, empirical, methodological, policy and/or societal contributions; and articulate meaningful outcomes, deliverables and potential impact.
5. Developing a Realistic Budget & Implementation Plan	How to develop a realistic research budget, justify different expenditure heads and link costs to research activities; develop a practical work plan, milestones and timeline that demonstrate project feasibility.
6. Understanding the Funder's & Reviewer's Perspective	How funding agencies and reviewers assess proposals; what they look for in significance, originality, relevance, methodology, feasibility, team capability, budget and impact; and how to position a proposal from the reviewer's perspective.
7. Strengthening the Proposal Before Submission	How to identify and address common weaknesses in otherwise strong proposals; critically review one's own proposal; check alignment with the funding call; refine the argument, methodology, budget and expected outcomes; and improve the proposal before submission.

From Writing Research Proposals to Research Grants and Funding

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