Writing for Funding Part 3: Writing – Catch-All Discussion Alicia J. Knoedler, Ph.D. Grant Writing for the Social Sciences Summer, 2003
Writing Discussions � Part 1: Getting Started � General writing comments and suggestions � Knowing what you need to write � Planning your time � Part 2: Writing Grants in Sections � Cover letters � Abstracts � Research Plans/Project Descriptions � Letters of Support � Other items � Part 3: Everything else � What not to do when writing � Looking ahead: Budget justifications, responses to reviews 2
Reminders from previous lectures… � Think � Follow the instructions � Think and write logically � Communicate clearly, write well � Plan � Practice your skills � Accept the help of others – colleagues and research grant specialists at your institution � Be prepared to work very hard for your money � Match your project with the appropriate funding opportunity 3
Don’ts � Cut corners � Disregard the instructions � Wait until the last minute � Assume that your way is the correct way � Try to impress your readers with jargon and vague writing � Forget your enthusiasm � Assume too much of your reader(s) 4
Illustration of Time and Emphasis � Plan � 1 week � Forms � 2 day � Biosketch � 1 day � Budget � 3 days � Research Plan/Project Description � 1 month + � Summary/Abstract � 2 days � Assumption = you are working on the material a bit every day, not that you are spending an entire day just on that aspect of the proposal 5
Additional Topics…. � What have we missed…. � Setting goals/aims � Hypotheses/theories � Methodology � Review of literature � Discussion of career plans � When to discuss teaching � When to use examples of personal experience � Others…? 6
Budgets and Justifications � The details of numbers, codes, rates, etc. will be discussed Thursday in COBA Rm L003 � Writing Justifications � Details, details, details � Order, order, order � Be honest and accurate � Word play � Do your homework when estimating costs 7
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