This book concentrates on the creative heart of business, on how to develop an exciting enterprise from the original germ of an idea. It covers topics such as: Finding a good idea; Getting started; Creating a winning business plan; Funding your enterprise; Marketing your business; and, Maintaining progress.
The Kit comprises six books (6 volumes) of 765 pages. There is no strict order in which they should be read, but this one is probably as good as any – except that you might read Building your Academic Career both first and last. 1. Building your Academic Career encourages you to take a proactive approach to getting what you want out of academic work whilst being a good colleague. 2. Getting Started on Research is for people in the earlier stages of development as a researcher. 3. Writing for Publication. 4. Teaching and Supervision looks at issues you may face both in teaching undergraduates and in the supervision of graduate research students. 5. Winning and Managing Research Funding explains how generic university research funding mechanisms work so that you will be better equipped to navigate your way through the financial maze associated with various funding sources. 6. Building Networks addresses perhaps the most slippery of topics, but also one of the most fundamental.
This is the updated and revised third edition of the standard guide to grant writing for health and human service professionals in academic and practice settings. This new edition is geared both to inexperienced grant writers and those who have had some success but would like to expand their knowledge of grantmanship.
This is the updated and revised third edition of the standard guide to grant writing for health and human service professionals in academic and practice settings. Since the publication of the 2nd edition in 2003, the grant world has witnessed dramatic changes, from constraints in budgets to significant transformations in the submission process. This new edition is still geared both to inexperienced grant writers and those who have had some success but would like to expand their knowledge of grantsmanship.
The book lays out an approach to thinking about grant writing and the necessary vocabulary and knowledge to effectively read a funding opportunity, determine its appropriateness to pursue vis a vis your ideas, and level of professional development, and the processes for applying for funding. This edition also includes expanded coverage of important areas including how to develop a grant budget, implement effective trans-disciplinary collaborations (an approach that is being advocated in many of the new NIH funding opportunities), interpret reviewers' comments, and manage a grant project upon its award.
As in previous editions, each chapter is peppered with examples and helpful tables that summarize key points; outline specific questions to ask colleagues, program officers and administrators to obtain the critical information you need for success; and appendices full of specific examples and templates.
This exceptional book encompasses the entire range of writing skills that today’s experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every type of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in dissertations, journal articles, and grant proposals. Using numerous extended examples, the book offers students and professionals alike the thorough, practical advice they need to optimize the effectiveness of their written communications.
Robert Goldbort discusses how best to approach various writing tasks as well as how to deal with the everyday complexities that may get in the way of ideal practice—difficult collaborators, experiments gone wrong, funding rejections. He underscores the importance of an ethical approach to science and scientific communication and insists on the necessity of full disclosure.
For working scientists, those seeking employment in the sciences, students taking on writing assignments or oral presentations, and professionals who hope to publish or acquire funding, this volume is an essential resource.
"Grant Application Writer's Handbook" by Liane Reif-Lehrer, Ph.D.
(2005) Both first-time grant seekers, and those who have already attempted to get funding can benefit from the information regarding the grant application process, including funding sources and newly instituted electronic submission guidelines.
This book fully covers these topics:
Understanding the Review Process
Parts of the Grant Application
Planning the Research Plan
Writing the Research Plan
Submitting and Tracking the Grant Application
Summary Statements, Rebuttals, and Revisions
