Science, Research, the Sequester, and History
A Few Rambling Thoughts The scientific community was very vocal about the sequester if activities of my Twitter feed and hashtag searches are any indication. This blog gives a solid and concise summary of the expected cuts. What does this mean for scientific research? The short answer is fewer grants to fewer investigators. New investigators …
A Timeline for Grant Writing:
Humor and Truth from the Research Lab As a grant writer, did you ever want to know what it is like to write a federal research grant? Well, this flowchart from a biochemist really shows that crazy process with humor and truth. I lived this as a faculty member and laboratory researcher. This timeline and …
What Kind of Proposals Are Research Grants?
Answer: They are giant project grants. What does this have to with non-profit project grants? The scientific research grant has more in common with other types of grant proposals than you might think. Overall, science grants are evidence based collaborative research efforts. Everyone wants a competitive proposal regardless of academic discipline or type of non-profit …