Writing Successful Grant Proposals from the Top Down and Bottom Up

Edited by:

Robert J. Sternberg - Cornell University, USA

Courses:
Research Methods & Experimental Psychology | Writing Guides

April 2013 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This text provides comprehensive advice on how to build a successful grant proposal, from the top down and from the bottom up. Editor Robert J. Sternberg gathers editorial expertise from distinguished members of associations in the Federation of Associations of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, which includes some of the most successful grant applicants and grant givers in the field of brain and behavioral sciences. The chapter authors offer readers practical advice on planning, executing, submitting, and revising grant proposals in order to maximize their chances of success. Exploring both grant writers' and grant providers' perspectives, the text provides valuable insight into general strategies on how to write and submit proposals, as well as detailed information on the various types of proposals needed to reach particular research and teaching goals.

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Robert Sternberg

1. Securing a Research Grant

Emilie Rissman

2. Guide to Professional Begging

Robert Levenson

3. Mistakes That Grant Proposers Make

Robin A. Barr

4. It's Not Just the Science: Navigating the National Institutes of Health Application Process

William Riley, Tracy Waldeck, Lisa Onken

5. Navigating the Grant Process at the National Institutes of Health

Howard Eichenbaum

6. Writing a Grant Proposal for the National Institiutes of Health: Generalities and Specifics

Nathan Fox

7. Applying for a Research Grant From the National Institutes of Health: A Primer

John Dovidio, Louis Penner, Terrance Albrecht

9. Writing a Grant Proposal for the National Science Foundation

Susan Chipman

10. Obtaining Department of Defense Funding for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

Eduardo Salas, Marissa Shuffler

11. Writing Grant Proposals for Military Agencies

Lynn Okagaki

12. Preparing Institute of Education Sciences Applications: There's (Almost) an App for That

Eva Baker

13. Securing Support for High-Quality Scientific Research and Development in Educational Sciences

Susan Fitzpatrick, M. Dolezalek

14. Diversifying Your Funding Portfolio: The Role of Private funders

Morton Gernsbacher

15. Seeking Funding From Private Foundations

Cynthia Null, Bettina Beard

16. Funding Opportunities at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Jon Atherton, Nathan Hansen, Jeannette Ickovics

17. Building a Strong Institutional Research Training Program

Denise Park

18. Interdisciplinary and Interinstitutional Collaboration on Research Grants: Hard but Fun!

Joseph L. Young

8. While You're Up, Get Me a Grant! Grantsmanship From the Perspective of a Retired National Science Foundation Grant Giver

"...this book provides comprehensive advice on planning, executing, submitting, and revising grant proposals to maximize chances for success.... Summing Up: Highly Recommended."

J.J. Harrison

Michigan State University

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Key features

KEY FEATURES

Explores general strategies and tactics in writing successful proposals, including laying the groundwork, follow-up, attracting colleagues to participate, revisions, and resubmissions.
Examines key mistakes that grant-proposers often make and offers suggestions for how to avoid them.
Contains chapters on specific agencies by both successful receivers and givers of grants, providing key insights into different points of view in the grant application process.
Includes tips for writing specific proposals for various agencies such as National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Education, and military agencies.
Covers submissions to all major granting organizations funding work in the brain and behavioral sciences.
Sponsored by the Federation of Associations of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, with an editorial board consisting of individuals who have received hundreds of grants from major organizations.

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