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Title: Grant Writing Tips for Effective Research


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  • Grant Writers can easily get overwhelmed with the
    sheer volume of information that you might find
    available online to support your case for
    funding.
  • The trick for any grant writer is to find
    efficient ways to sort the wheat from the chaff
    to find the most relevant information quickly.
  • There is a myriad of tips for how a grant writer
    might achieve this and this article presents just
    a few.

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Where to Start
  • Google is a great place to start for grant
    writing research, although it can produce a wide
    array of choice in the search results. Be
    selective by making sure you check how current
    the report is, how much authority the authors
    have, the sample size of the research subjects
    and how relevant both the subjects and the
    research itself is to your particular case.
  • Checking the blogs of your own organisation or
    organisations similar to your own (whether local
    or international) can also lead you to highly
    relevant studies that will support your case.

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Associations Head Associations
  • Some of the most relevant research can be found
    on the websites of representative peak bodies
    either at a state or national level.
  • There are times too, when international research
    can be just as valid, especially if you are
    presenting the case for bringing change and new
    solutions to local markets.
  • If the organisation you are grant writing for has
    a head association, then check their website and
    social media for articles and blogs that provide
    links to relevant research.

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Associations Head Associations
  • Some of the most relevant research can be found
    on the websites of representative peak bodies
    either at a state or national level.
  • There are times too, when international research
    can be just as valid, especially if you are
    presenting the case for bringing change and new
    solutions to local markets.
  • If the organisation you are grant writing for has
    a head association, then check their website and
    social media for articles and blogs that provide
    links to relevant research.

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Associations Head Associations
  • Look to matching organisations in other regions
    as well to see what research they may link to.

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Avoid Overwhelm
  • Armed with a number of links the grant writer
    then needs to ensure that they do not burn
    copious amounts of time reading every paper.
  • Long research papers can be quickly assessed by
    looking at the beginning pages, which includes
    the table of contents, introduction and executive
    summary.
  • Often, these starting pages will give the vital
    statistics for the grant writer in Sydney to then
    assess whether to read further or not.

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Avoid Overwhelm
  • Additional nuggets can be found in the start of
    any relevant sections within these documents as
    well, and sometimes as a summary at the end of
    the paper.
  • If information cannot be gleaned quickly and
    easily from these areas, then the paper can be
    put aside as a last resort in case checking other
    research options also yields nothing.

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Use Statistics Effectively
  • The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has a
    fantastic range of statistical data and xx
    available for grant writers to use.
  • Narrow this data down to your particular
    demographic or region to quickly ascertain
    whether these statistics provide enough strength
    to the funding application.
  • There are often times when data collected at a
    state or local level might be more relevant, so a
    grant writer should familiarise themselves with
    exactly what information they can get at each of
    these levels.

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Use Statistics Effectively
  • Again, peak representative bodies can also have
    great statistical information to support a grant
    writers case.

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Build a Reference Library
  • As you find useful sites, articles and research
    papers, keep a register of links to enable fast
    retrieval for future grant applications.
  • You will need to be aware of making sure the
    research is still relevant and current the next
    time you use it, but even so, it may point you to
    ideal places to find the best information.
  • It is also worthwhile putting some brief notes
    beside each link to save time in future grant
    writing endeavours.

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Case Studies
  • Case Studies can strengthen a Grant Writers
    argument for funding, but serious consideration
    should be put into the cost of presenting case
    studies.
  • Generally, to effectively introduce any case
    study, it can take a significant number of the
    word allowance given in any grant application.
  • This leaves very little word allocation for the
    grant writer in Melbourne to then tie that case
    study into the grant.

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Case Studies
  • Often these case studies are best left out unless
    there is a specific section for them, or they are
    able to be uploaded as supporting documents.

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Keep it Succinct
  • Whilst it is normal that there may be a large
    body of research to support the case for a grant
    writer, it is unnecessary and detrimental for a
    grant writer to quote streams and streams of
    research just to prove a point.
  • One or two well chosen, highly relevant and
    succinct pieces of references that tie into
    building the funding case will always be more
    effective.
  • The reader (assessors) will follow and engage
    with the application more if it uses research as
    part of a storyline, rather than just blandly
    quoting numbers and facts without any clear
    direction.

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  • At Red Tape Busters, we have decades of grant
    writing experience adopting effective research
    methods, thus enabling us to put forward the very
    best case for your funding.
  • Utilising our services will increase the chances
    of your grant application being accepted by
    tapping into this vast knowledge.

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