In this session Leslie Hicks looked at what research funding applicant should consider when applying for funding. There were plenty of insightful, nuanced and practical tips to think about when constructing your research proposal. Put yourself in the reviewers shoes (as much as possible). Please see link for other pointers:

Session 4 Hicks L WiR talk LH May 2016

There was also a discussion about becoming a reviewer of projects, and you may want to look into this at: http://ec.europa.eu/rea/become_an_evaluator/index_en.htm