Referrals and the New Year
A new year always begins with good intentions. 2017 was that way. I had good plans to curate non-federal research grant opportunities every month and include a short blog post about grant proposal writing or the post-academic life. That lasted until April. So, what happened? Referrals for substantive grant proposal and manuscript consulting work happened.
Answering the So What? Question
A Grant Professional Association colleague of mine likes to challenge nonprofits and grant writers with asking them, “So what?” Likewise it’s a challenge to researchers. As an open-ended question, this stops people in their tracks about their or the organization’s mission and goals. It should stop academic scientists too. To me, it is about taking …
Myths of the Colleague Proposal Review
A frequent piece of advice in academic science is to have someone else read your grant proposal before submission. That advice usually means having a colleague review your grant proposal. Another pair of scientifically literate eyes can determine whether your ideas engage the reader and tell a good research story. An extra pair of eyes …