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

SummarySummary