Grant Writing Imp

8/6/2019 Grant Writing Imp

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NSERC Discovery Grant Writing Workshop for

Researchers in the Health Sciences

Room 230, School of Medical Rehabilitation, Bannatyne Campus, 771 McDermot Ave.

September 20, 2010, 9:00a.m. -11:00a.m.

Presenters: Dr. Rotimi Aluko, Human Nutritional ScienceDr. Ivan Oresnik, Microbiology

Dr. Fiona Parkinson, Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Ms. Andrea Craig, Research Grants Officer (NSERC)


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The Discovery Grants Program supports

ongoing programs of research (with long-

term goals) rather than a single short-term

project or collection of projects.

Program Vs. Project


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o Found at NSERCs website: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-

Politiques/subjectevalHealth-

sujetevalSante_eng.asp

o Included in handouts today

Subject Matter Eligibility
http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asphttp://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/Policies-Politiques/subjectevalHealth-sujetevalSante_eng.asp


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Individual Vs. Group

o You are the sole

researcher (withpotential to

collaborate)

o This grant supports

your overarching

program of research

o Team should be a natural

partnership ofcomplementary expertise

o Researchers excellence is

evaluated and averaged

o Expected to continue in

the long term

Discovery - Individual Discovery - Team


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FAAF attached

All necessary signatures

Layman summary of proposal

Budget direct costs

Budgetjustification (attachment)

Relationship to other funding (attachment)

Proposal (5 pg; 8 for group)

References (1 page max)

Checklist for a Complete Application

Form 101 - Proposal


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Checklist for a Complete Application

Form 100 - CV

PI/Co-I Name, Academic Background, HQP Summary Academic, Research, Industrial Experience

Support : a) held in past 4 years; b) currently held; c)applied for

HQP Personal Data Contributions (5 pages max, over 6 years)

o 1) Most Significant Contributionso 2) Research Contributions and Practical

Applications (i.e. publications, etc.)o 3) Other Evidence of Impact and Contributionso 4) Delays in Research Activity (if any)

o 5) Contributions to the training of HQP


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The 5-Page Proposal

Provide details on:

o Recent research progress related to theproposal (or attributable to yourprevious DG)

o Objectives short- AND long-term

o Pertinent literature put your researchinto context

o Methods and proposed approach

o Anticipated significance

o Training to take place

Write

for an

expert-

non-expert

!


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Suggested approximate page breakdown:

The 5-Page Proposal (contd)

Progress report /

lit. review

Objectives Methods & Approach

Benefit to

field &

CanadaTraining of HQP

1 2 3 4 5


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Same requirements as Individual, but additionaldetails required:

o Description of expertise, expected roles &

contributionso Discussion of collaboration among members

o Details of team management and structure

The 8-Page Proposal (Team Grant)


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Highly Qualified Personnel

Various places totout your HQPthroughout your

proposal:

Budgetjustification

Relationship to

other support (ifappropriate)

Proposal body

Form 100

o NSERC highly values training of all types of

HQP; MSc & PhD the most

o Ensure sufficient representation; sprinkle

details throughout proposal

o Be explicit: who, doing what

o

What do you offer to HQP?o What can you offer to HQP?

o Consent form to use HQP personal info

must be obtained


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o You mustjustifythe cost of what youare requesting

o Ask for what you need to carry out

proposed research

o Does double-duty as often canreveal much about your proposal

o Take advantage of unlimited pages

(within reason)

Budget Justification

Salaries / Stipends

Equipment

Materials

Travel

Dissemination

Other


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Average Award Amounts

$33,610 52.2%

1501 Genes, Cells & Molecules

1502

Biological Systems & Functions

$38,985 51.4%

$32,798 60.2%

1503 Evolution & Ecology

1504 Chemistry

$55,092 53.8%

$40,828 62.3%

1505 Physics

1508

Mathematics & Statistics

$19,656 62.1%

$30,401 63.3%

1510 Electrical & Computer Engineering

1511 Materials & Chemical Engineering

$32,271 66.5%

Source: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/_doc/Professors-Professeurs/2010-DG-CompStat_e.pdf

and Group Success Rates
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Critical section; often overlooked

Applicants must clearlydescribe any relationship with

other funding sources, conceptual or financial

CIHR funding must be seen as separate - reviewers will

be highly critical of blending of CIHR/NSERC funds

Unlimited pages gives the opportunity to describe

support of HQP funded by other sources

Relationship to Other Funding


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NSERC Form 100 : CV Module

The details

within your

Form 100should jive

the HQP

quantified on

the first page

should match

your detailed

list of HQP

further in, for

example

Follow guideline instructions closely

Free-form (formerly Part II) 5 sectionsto include: Most Significant

Contributions Research Contributions

Other Evidence of Impact Delays

Contributions to Training of HQP

Maximum 5 pages in free-form section

TIP:


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NSERC Form 100 : CV Module

Most Significant Contributions should be appropriateto proposal; narrative style

Include the source of funding for each publication

listed; clarify your role if you are not PI/correspondingauthor

HIGHLIGHT your HQP authors NSERC suggests bolding

Reviewers known to check funding acknowledgementson publications listed

Where appropriate, state value/impact of contributionsexplicitly; if an award is prestigious, say so


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Recent Changes to

the NSERC Discovery Grant Program

Grant Selection

Committees

Evaluation Groups

3 Equally-Weighted

criteria

Peer ReviewSystem


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The Grant Selection Committees have beenreplaced by 12 discipline-based Evaluation Groups:

Evaluation Groups

1501 - Genes, Cells and Molecules

1502 - Biological Systems and Functions

1503 - Evolution and Ecology1504 - Chemistry

1505 - Physics

1506 - Geosciences

1507 - Computer Science

1508 - Mathematics and Statistics

1509 - Civil, Industrial and Systems

Engineering

1510 - Electrical and ComputerEngineering

1511 - Materials and Chemical

Engineering

1512 - Mechanical Engineering


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Peer Review Process

Members of the Groups will meet in different combinations (based

on the match between their expertise and the areas of a subset of

applications) to form these sections. This new process is referred

to as the conference model.

In the conference review model, your proposal will be read by FIVEPEOPLE: 2 Assessors and 3 Readers each with a vote


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How the conference model works

EVALUATION GROUP A

Group Chair

~ 30 membersFour Stream Chairs

EVALUATION GROUP B

Group Chair

~35 membersFour Stream Chairs

EVALUATION GROUP C

Group Chair

~25 membersThree Stream Chairs

Section

A1-2

Research

Topic

sA2

and

A4

Sect

ion

A1-1

Research

TopicA1

Sec

tion

A3-1

Research

TopicA5

Section

A3-2

ResearchT

opicA6

Sec

tion

A4-1

ResearchT

opicsA7

and

A8

Section

A4-2

Research

Topic

sA9

and

B5

SectionB

1-2

Research

TopicsB2

and

A10

Se

ction

B1-1

Rese

arch

TopicB1

Section

B2

Research

TopicB

3

Sec

tion

B3-1

Research

TopicB4

SectionB

3-2

Research

Topics

B1

and

B5

SectionB

4-2

Research

Topics

B7

and

C6

Sec

tion

B4-1

ResearchT

opicsB2

and

B6

Sectio

n

C1-2

Research

TopicC2

S

ection

C1-1

Research

TopicsC1

and

B5

Section

C2

Research

TopicC3

Se

ction

C3-1

Rese

arch

TopicC4

Section

C3-2

Research

TopicsC5

and

A5S

ection

A2

Research

TopicA3


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3 Equally-Weighted Criteria

1.

Excellence

of theResearcher

2.

Merit

of theProposal

3.

Training

ofHQP

See handout on DISCOVERY GRANTS EVALUATION INDICATORS


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2-Step Review Process

Fundin

g"

Bin

s"

A (L, N, H)

B (L, N, H)

C (L. N. H)

D (L, N, H).

.

.

NO

P

Exc

eptional

Outsta

ndin

g

VeryStrong

Strong

Moderate

Insufficie

nt

Excellence ofresearcher

Merit of proposal

Contribution to

training of HQP

Cost of research High Normal Low

Fundin

g"

Bin

s"

A (L, N, H)

B (L, N, H)

C (L. N. H)

D (L, N, H).

.

.

NO

P

Exc

eptional

Outsta

ndin

g

VeryStrong

Strong

Moderate

Insufficie

nt

Excellence ofresearcher

Merit of proposal

Contribution to

training of HQP

Cost of research High Normal Low


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Peer Review Resources

Frequently Asked Questions about the new structureof conference review:

http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/_doc/Reports-

Rapports/Consultations/GSCStructure/FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutReview_e.pdf

Complete 2010-2011 Peer Review Manual: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-

CRSNG/Reviewers-Examinateurs/IntroPRManual-IntroManuelEP_eng.asp


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Thanks for attending!

Time for some Q&A

Documents

Grant Writing Imp