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Learn how AAU's funding support is organised, when to engage your local funding advisor, and where to find guidance, templates, and resources for developing competitive funding applications.

Funding & Tools

Learn how AAU's funding support is organised, when to engage your local funding advisor, and where to find guidance, templates, and resources for developing competitive funding applications.

Funding support at AAU is provided through a collaboration between department funding advisors and specialists in Fundraising & Project Management (F&P).

Department funding advisors support researchers across all stages of proposal development and are the primary point of contact for funding-related enquiries. For selected funding programmes, specialised advisors in F&P provide additional support tailored to specific funding instruments.

Engaging with funding advisors early in the process can help you:

  • Identify suitable funding opportunities
  • Strengthen proposal quality
  • Understand funder expectations
  • Develop realistic budgets and timelines
  • Navigate internal procedures and requirements

Funding Support

When initiating a fundraising process, your department funding advisor should always be your first point of contact.

At Aalborg University (AAU), the department funding advisors and Fundraising and Project Management (F&P) at Research Services work together to offer a professional and cohesive research support structure:

  • Department Funding Advisors specialize in fundraising within their respective departments and assist with application processes.
  • Fundraising and Project Management focuses on prioritized funding sources and offers specialized support.

This coordinated approach ensures that researchers at AAU receive comprehensive support throughout their fundraising journey.

F&P Funding Support

Discover detailed information about the support processes and instruments

F&P support deadlines excel-sheet

Check the F&P support deadlines excel-sheet for upcoming deadlines of specific funding instruments and cut-off dates for F&P support.

Funding Tools

F&P has developed a range of tools, templates, and guidance materials to support researchers applying to funding programmes covered by F&P's funding support services.

The toolbox contains resources tailored to specific funding instruments and may include:

  • Annotated proposal templates
  • Proposal writing guidance
  • Budget preparation tools
  • Application checklists
  • Reviewer insights and guidance
  • Impact and implementation resources
F&P Funding Toolbox

The Funding Toolbox contains guidance materials, annotated templates, and useful other resources for the various instruments supported by F&P

AI Funding Assistants

Get AI-assisted support throughout your proposal process – from selecting the right funding instrument to refining your final application.

Project Management

Administrative project management of research grants typically occurs at the department level. However, for large and complex projects, such as collaborative Horizon Europe projects where AAU is the coordinator, Fundraising and Project Management at Research Services provides specialized support.

Find out more on the Project Management page

FAQ

Need support?

Find department funding advisors and F&P funding advisors here

Department and F&P Funding Advisors

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