Live workshop

AI for funding applications

Use AI tools to improve the quality and impact of your proposals

Online or in person, dates to suit your schedule

Hands-on training for your team to apply practical guidance and tools

Up to 90 participants

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. You will learn how to shape persuasive narratives, tailor content to funder requirements, and use AI to simplify complex ideas while maintaining accuracy and credibility. The workshop integrates advice on how to leverage AI tools from the very earliest stages of scoping funding opportunities all the way to the polished final product, while taking into account funder guidelines on the use of these tools. Developed and delivered by researchers with extensive grant writing experience, this workshop will enable you to fast track your proposal development process, while maximizing your odds of success.

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.

Your group booking includes:

The workshop slides in a format that supports later reference and practical use.

A practical AI quick‑reference guide with key tools, ethical considerations, and examples to support responsible use.

A set of adaptable sample prompts and custom instructions that participants can reuse and tailor to their own work.

Access to resources to support AI-assisted research and writing.

Curated responses to participant questions after the session.

Choose your format

£ 1,390 per cohort

Focused on the most essential guidance
Includes plenary discussion and a brief applied activity
Quickly builds capacity and introduces practical tools
Ideal for team training when time is especially limited
Up to 90 participants (from £15 per person)

£ 2,490 per cohort

Focused on in-depth practical guidance
Includes guided individual and group work to apply key skills
Develops practical skills through hands-on practice
Ideal for teams ready to move to active application
Up to 90 participants (from £28 per person)

Popular

£ 4,890 per cohort

Focused on advanced, detailed practical guidance
Includes extended practical activities and detailed examples
Builds advanced skills and supports applying insights to current and future work
Suggested: Split over two days
Up to 90 participants (from £54 per person)

This is a VAT-exempt educational service provided by a non-profit, charitable organization.

We can deliver in person across the UK,
with growing international availability

We can deliver in person across the UK, with growing international availability

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