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Find a call
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www.researchresearch.com
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Read everything you can about the funder
Aims and objectives of funder
Aims and objectives of the grant call/ programme
He who pays the piper calls the tune
Ask yourself if this is really the right funder
for you
Be willing to change your idea to fit with the
grant programme
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Getting into the mindset of the funder
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The application
Why do applications fail?

• Unrealistic goals
• Poorly focused
• Unclear hypotheses

• Need for study not justified

• More pilot work needed

Poor layout, grammar, difficult to read,
inconsistencies
Inclusion criteria potential bias

• Insufficient description of analysis
• Inadequate control for confounders

• Concerns about validity and blinding of outcome
  assessment
• Inadequate description

Inadequate description (or no calculation at all)
Inouye SK Fiellin DA. An evidence-based guide
to writing grant proposals for clinical research.
Ann Intern Med 2005 142 274-282
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Time management
it is essential to allow adequate time.....
Falk (2006) Four to six months is not
unreasonable Bordage Dawson (2003) time spent
preparing the application should be
well-organised Goldblatt (1998)
Inouye SK Fiellin DA. An evidence-based guide
to writing grant proposals for clinical research.
Ann Intern Med 2005 142 274-282
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The application
What research they support

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

What they will pay for
Financial limits
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The application

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

Font size
Page layout
Word limits
Section content
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The application

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

The best idea wins the grant
The best defended idea wins the grant
CLARITY
FOCUS
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The application

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

• Research question
• Instrumentation
• Research design
• Statistics
• Sample
• Data collection and quality

Adapted from Bordage, G Dawson B. Experimental
study design and grant writing in eight steps and
28 questions. Med Educ 2003 37 376-385
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The application

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

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The team
Multidisciplinary
Experts in their field
Principal Investigator
Does the team have sufficient breadth of clinical
and methodological expertise to impress the
funder and ensure success?
Statistician
Health Economist
Epidemiologist Health psychologist Medical
sociologist Medical ethicist Health informatics
expert Mathematical health modeller Service
delivery and organisation (SDO) expert
Clinical Trials Unit
Patient/ public representative
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The application

• Objectives
• To meet the criteria for funding
• To follow the application instructions
• To express your idea clearly
• To demonstrate the concept is scientifically
  sound
• To demonstrate that your team has the skills and
  capacities to deliver
• To show that you are in control!

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Time management
Visual project guide of interdependencies PERT
chart (Programme Evaluation and Review Technique)

• Gantt charts
• Milestone dates and Deliverables

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And some time later.......
or
If at first you dont succeed, try, try, try
again
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Effective project execution
Good project planning assures good project
execution
Effective management
Clear responsibilities
Effective reporting, communication and
dissemination
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Publication strategy
High impact factor journals
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Success in grant applications and research
projects what the individual can do....
Strong idea focused on a real need
Match your idea to the grant funder
Time planning/management
Assemble a qualified team
Attention to detail
Learn from criticism
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Success in grant applications and research
projects what the University can do....
Protect research time
A research friendly environment
Reward research achievement
Invest in key skill areas
Adequate administrative support
Research Business Manager
Financial expert support
Adequate peer group support
Peer review of applications
Research Discussion Group
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"Research...is the register of a professions
achievement and standing" Gies WJ (1918). The
Journal of Dental Research. J Allied Dent
Societies 13496
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