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Maximizing Funding Success from the Tri-council Granting Agencies

“How to write a successful grant in a CIHR competition?”. Maximizing Funding Success from the Tri-council Granting Agencies. Joseph Lam, PhD, FAAM Professor and CRC Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology CIHR UD for the University of Guelph

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Maximizing Funding Success from the Tri-council Granting Agencies

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  1. “How to write a successful grant in a CIHR competition?” Maximizing Funding Success from the Tri-council Granting Agencies Joseph Lam, PhD, FAAM Professor and CRC Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology CIHR UD for the University of Guelph Grantsmanship Seminar – Faculty Information Exchange Series Room: UC442 Oct. 11, 2012

  2. The Art of Writing a CIHR Application. • Webinar: http://researchofficer.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/cihr-webinar-art-of-writing-a-cihr-application/ • HTML document: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/45281.html

  3. PRELUDE: • Understand the “cultural differences” between funding agencies: i.e. PROJECT versus PROGRAM (unless you respond to an RFA of a program grant) • Success rate (recent competitions): @17% (or @14% at the grant review committee level) - Fundable score?

  4. PRELUDE (contd.): • WHERE TO START? • Prepare your CCV (Common CV) • Start writing your progress report (even if you are a new investigator, applying for the first time)

  5. The Art of Writing a CIHR Application. • Empower Yourself: Be prepared! • Assess your readiness to apply • Review the Funding Opportunity for critical information • Don’t wait until the last minute

  6. Application Content: Success is in the Details! • Read the instructions carefully (and be prepared to follow them EXACTLY!) • Address the evaluation criteria • Substantiate your claims • Include gender and sex in your Research Design (when appropriate)

  7. Application Content: Success is in the Details! • Justify your team composition (when appropriate) • Address your projects limitations (self-assessing potential pitfalls, provide alternatives) • Justify your budget request • Address previous reviews with respect

  8. Writing and Finalizing • Engage your audience – keep asking “So?” to yourself when you are writing. Preamble: include preliminary/published results • Summaries are more important than you might think • Have your applications pre-reviewed

  9. BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE! (Not too distant from now) • CIHR is revamping its OOGP (Open Operating Grant Program) • 2-stage application process! • Project Grants • Program Grants • Peer Review Reform - College of Reviewers

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