[JadeNB]

> This is just a regular PhD experience, but the author has made it sound like some special sort of skill only they and a few others know how to master.

Making a regular experience sound like a special sort of skill only you have is itself a special sort of skill that it's valuable to have if you want to apply for grants.

[authorfly]

How do you effectively apply to PhD grants, is it different to winning say Startup / Innovation grants?

[JadeNB]

> How do you effectively apply to PhD grants, is it different to winning say Startup / Innovation grants?

I'm afraid that I don't have the faintest idea, both because my grant activity hasn't been noticably effective (and I held no grants while pursuing my Ph.D.), and because I've never applied for a Startup / Innovation grant.