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Tips to Getting Funded & Grant
Writing
Tips to Getting Funded & Grant
Writing
Lawrence K. Duffy, Ph.D.Oct. 27, 2008
Lawrence K. Duffy, Ph.D.Oct. 27, 2008
Know What They Like to Fund
Know What They Like to Fund
• Sleuthing• Who decides?• What’s their goal?• How much?
• Sleuthing• Who decides?• What’s their goal?• How much?
Market YourselfMarket Yourself
• Who you are• What you have done• Go to conferences & approach
agency program directors
• Who you are• What you have done• Go to conferences & approach
agency program directors
Know Who Has MoneyKnow Who Has Money
• Funding forecast• Average grant• Mission of agency• Special groups
• Funding forecast• Average grant• Mission of agency• Special groups
Make a ScheduleMake a Schedule
• Manage the many steps• Draft timeline• Letters of support
– Waivers– Matching
• UAF proposal pathway
• Manage the many steps• Draft timeline• Letters of support
– Waivers– Matching
• UAF proposal pathway
Draft an OutlineDraft an Outline
• Annotated• Grant guidelines• Your ideas
• Annotated• Grant guidelines• Your ideas
Tips on Writing an Abstract
Tips on Writing an Abstract
• Convey the big picture• General hypothesis• Methodical approach• Expected outcomes• Significance of research
• Convey the big picture• General hypothesis• Methodical approach• Expected outcomes• Significance of research
Reviewers Focus on the Four C’s
Reviewers Focus on the Four C’s
• Clarity– Cross-reference current literature
• Content– Organized around aims
• Coherence of concept– Predicated on previous work
• Cutting edge– Innovative
• Clarity– Cross-reference current literature
• Content– Organized around aims
• Coherence of concept– Predicated on previous work
• Cutting edge– Innovative
Follow DirectionsFollow Directions
• Request for applications• Must haves• Correct format
• Request for applications• Must haves• Correct format
Think About AestheticsThink About Aesthetics
• Font size and margins• “White space”• Figures• Highlighting
• Font size and margins• “White space”• Figures• Highlighting
Use ParagraphsUse Paragraphs
• Specific topic• Followed by details/data• Use multiple paragraphs
• Specific topic• Followed by details/data• Use multiple paragraphs