How we make the difference

Welcome to Delta Grant Support. We support candidates during their preparations for research grant interviews. Our trajectories have a distinctive comprehensive approach. They start with a solid base of strategy, they continue with script, and slides, and they finish with understanding and dealing with stress, delivery, and answering techniques. Integrating both professional and personal perspectives, and complementing coaching sessions with e-learning will help you to make the most of this career defining opportunity.

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Joske Piepers

Joske Piepers

Slide Designer

Already during her PhD in linguistics, Joske Piepers started to work as a slide designer. She will help you to make slides that work.

Esther van der Voort

Esther van der Voort

Delivery & Q+A coach

Experienced communication professional with a demonstrated history of working in the professional training & coaching industry.

Hermen Visser

Hermen Visser

Strategy & Presentation coach

With his background as a science journalist and graphic designer, Hermen Visser knows how to turn complex proposals into attractive stories.

Kick Moors

Kick Moors

Delivery & Q+A coach

Helping researchers overcome obstacles that prevent them to perform in the academic world is Kick Moors’ expertise.

Marjolein Stoop

Marjolein Stoop

Online studio coach

Struggling with composition, light, sound, background, cloting? Video maker Marjolein Stoop will help you to optimize your online studio.

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What our clients say about us

  • Miriam Melis

    University of Cagliari

    Hermen and Kick helped me to prepare for my ERC Consolidator Grant interview. This process completely changed my vision on how to present both my project and myself. In fact, despite the fact that I had read a lot about the interview and I had talked with other scientists that went through this step in their careers, that I have been presenting and lecturing for two decades, their coaching was pivotal as they gave me many important suggestions for the slides and the pitch talk. I felt empowered by their coaching and I highly recommend their trajectory.

  • Ineke Sluiter

    Leiden University

    I worked closely with Hermen Visser in preparing for the (successful) interview for a Gravitation application. The interaction was quick, effective, creative, and cheerful. Hermen has enough broad scientific knowledge to ask the right questions and promote sharpness. Fortunately, he also knows little enough to quickly detect and help neutralize pitfalls and misunderstandings for non-specialists. It was a great pleasure to work with him.

  • Robert Kretschmer

    Technische Universität Chemnitz

    I am super excited about my ERC Consolidator Grant, but also very very thankful for your help and support along the road. Your work is highly appreciated and I will recommend working with you!

  • Anna Dragoš

    University of Ljubljana

    Hermen and Kick helped me in preparations for the ERC Starting Grant interview. While I considered myself pretty skilled at designing slides and presenting and I red a lot about the ERC interview process, I could still learn plenty of new tricks, both general regarding slides design, content, structure ect. that are specific for the ERC interview. Communication with Hermen went smooth. We did 4 hours, split into 3 sessions, each session was well planned and useful. Despite all the stress related to the upcoming interview, the trajectory was a pleasant experience, and it definitely helped me built up my confidence. Highly recommended.