RCOMH
was
extremely
fortunate
to
secure
funding
to run a
Bid Camp
in 2009.
This
funding
will
provide
an
opportunity
for ten
researchers
to go
away on
a
retreat
for the
best
part of
a week
just to
work on
research
bids.
This
will
allow
those
involved
time-out
from the
9-5 to
really
concentrate
on
developing
research
bids
with
support
and
guidance
from
experienced
researchers
who have
a track
record
of
securing
research
grants.
We are
very
lucky
that Dr
Laura
Potts,
who has
held a
number
of
Economic
and
Social
Research
Council
grants
and
Professor
Maggie
Nicol,
who has
experience
of
working
with a
team on
Health
Technology
Assessment
bids,
have
agreed
to
facilitate
the bid
camp.
We
hope
that the
bids we
develop
will
enable
us to
respond
proactively
and
quickly
to
funding
calls.
We will
also
monitor
the
success
rate
following
the bid
camp to
see if
this is
an event
that
should
be
repeated.