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INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS Thursday, April 10, 2014

INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS Thursday, April 10, 2014 Randy Draper, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Room 125, IBS randall.draper@colorado.edu 303-492-9022. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN FINDING FUNDING AND PREPARING A PROPOSAL. Preparing a Personal Profile

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INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS Thursday, April 10, 2014

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  1. INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES WRITING GRANT PROPOSALS Thursday, April 10, 2014 Randy Draper, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Room 125, IBS randall.draper@colorado.edu 303-492-9022

  2. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN FINDING FUNDING AND PREPARING A PROPOSAL • Preparing a Personal Profile • Deciding What to Do • Developing a Search and Tracking Plan • Learning about Prospective Sponsors • Learning about Sponsor Programs and Priorities • Finding a Match for Your Idea, Your Needs, Your Capabilities with Available Funding

  3. YOUR IDEA • Know your field • Determine your research and educational goals • Start with a good idea • Develop your good idea • Survey the literature • Network with investigators working on similar subjects • Prepare brief concept paper(s) • Circulate and discuss your idea with colleagues

  4. TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A PROPOSAL OUTLINE • Define the problem • Develop goals and objectives • Build an outline • Timeline • Milestones • Tasks • Preliminary data • Resources (personnel, travel, space, equipment, subjects, data, training, other) • Potential evaluation criteria • Match your goals and objectives to the outline

  5. EVALUATE YOUR PROPOSAL Novel Idea, Good Science, Strong Presentation • Significant • Innovative • Clear and Logical (objectives, plan, outcomes) • Replicable / Verifiable • Specific benefits • Broader impacts • “Doable” • Capability / Capacity • Support / Resources

  6. MATCH YOUR PROPOSAL WITH A SPONSOR AND PROGRAM • Internal (pilot funding) • Related initiatives • Related projects • Seed grants • External (project funding) • Kind of proposal; kind of Sponsor • Sponsor (mission, priorities, programs, projects) • Program • Ascertain Sponsor interest

  7. REVIEW THE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES • Purpose • Process (proposal and award) • Priorities • Funding history • Eligibility (applicant, activity) • Deadlines • Funding mechanism • Funds available • Number of awards • Merit review process • Evaluation criteria BE REALISTIC ABOUT THE TIME THAT IT WILL TAKE

  8. WRITE THE PROPOSAL (NSF Format) • Cover Sheet (title) • Project Summary (abstract) • Project Description (methodology) • References Cited • Biographical Sketches • Budget • Facilities, Equipment, Other Resources • Current and Pending Support • Special Information and Supplementary Documentation • Postdoctoral Mentoring Plans • Data Management Plans • Letters of Support; Letters of Commitment

  9. COMMON REVIEWER CONCERNS • Not sufficiently innovative or scientifically relevant • Guidelines not followed; sections missing or incomplete • Undefined goals & objectives/unclear problem, question, hypothesis • Preliminary data lacking • Background discussion weak or missing key publications & findings • Methods do not address the problem or test the hypothesis • Alternate approaches, interpretation of data, or social relevance inadequately described • Proposal overly ambitious • Investigator may not be capable of carrying out the project

  10. WHY GOOD PROPOSALS DON’T GET FUNDED • The proposal is not relevant to the Sponsor’s mission, program’s purpose, or current needs. • The application is not appropriate for the grant mechanism. • There is insufficient lead time to implement the project. • A similar project was recently funded. • There is insufficient funding.

  11. FINAL THOUGHTS • Start with a good idea • Start early • Review successful submissions to the target program • Seek criticism, advice, and collaboration • Contact the Program Officer • Follow directions carefully • Write to your audience • Write to the evaluation criteria • Avoid jargon; write for the generalist • Lead the reviewers; connect the dots • Pay attention to the title, abstract, and budget • Ask for sufficient funding • Write a good cover letter Don’t give up on a good idea

  12. LINKS TO USEFUL INFORMATION NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE): http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=SBE NSF Grant Proposal Guide: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf14001/gpg_index.jsp Division of Institutional and Award Support – Policy Office: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/index.jsp NSF Regional Grants Conference: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/outreach.jsp#future NIH Office of Extramural Research – Grants and Funding: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/about_grants.htm NIH Office of Extramural Support -- Proposal Tips: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal, S. Joseph Levine: http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/ The Art of Grantsmanship, Jacob Kraicer(HFSP): http://www.hfsp.org/funding/art-grantsmanship The Foundation Center – Proposal Writing Short Course: http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html

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