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Your big picture What is the overarching focus of your research? What are the big problems in your field? Why haven’t they been addressed? How is your idea/approach different? How will your work impact this area? Implied Why your approach interesting Your short term ability/longevity
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Your big picture • What is the overarching focus of your research? • What are the big problems in your field? • Why haven’t they been addressed? • How is your idea/approach different? • How will your work impact this area? • Implied • Why your approach interesting • Your short term ability/longevity • Why you can be funded • The breadth of your funding
2. Your immediate project(s) • What is the immediate issue you are going to address? • Why is this interesting? • How does this issue fit with your big picture? • What are your specific aims? • What is the impact of your findings? • Where will they lead you? • Implied • This is your first grant • You can be funded on this • It will lead to further research that can be funded • You are unique in your field
3. Your future direction • Where is your work going over 5- 10 years? • What important questions do you foresee? • How will you address these in a broad sense? • What are the other research opportunities you will take advantage of? • Implied • You have diversity • You have vision for your field • Why you can be funded long-term • Why you will continue to be interesting