Ronald L' Brown Ph'D'

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Grant Writing - Lessons Learned

• By
• Ronald L. Brown Ph.D.

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Reviewers
Study Section

• Title
• Abstract
• Specific Aims
• Background Significance
• Experimental Design Methods
• Budget

• Cover Letter
• Title
• Key Words
• Abstract

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Title

• Describe Project
• Focused
• Current Terminology

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Abstract

• Overall Goal - Purpose
• Importance
• Feasibility
• Strength of your background
• Published studies (others)
• Data presented herein
• Experimental Approach
• Data Obtained
• Application to Phase II
• Importance

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Specific Aims

• Overall Goal
• Importance
• List Specific Aims (Independent)
• I.
• II.
• III.
• Key Keep It Simple - Limited Time
• 6 months
• 2 years

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Background Significance

• Overview - Stress Goal, Describe Problem,
  Importance, Strength of Proposal (Feasibility)
• Literature - Topics, Questions
• a)
• b)
• c)
• Feasibility/Data
• Relation of Phase I to Phase II

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Experimental Design Methods

• Rationale - Overall Goal, Approach, Importance
• Specific Aim I
• Experimental design
• Specific Aim II
• Experimental design
• Anticipated Results and Pitfalls
• Specific Methods
• a)
• b)
• c)

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Budget

• Be Fair - Justify
• Consultants
• Contractual Arrangements

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Study Section

• Cover Letter
• Select study section
• Justify - scientific expertise, state of the art
• Select funding agency
• Justify - scientific interest
• Title
• Use descriptive/current terminology
• Key Words
• Use current terminology
• Abstract
• Underline key words

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General

• Stay Focused - Single Idea
• Simple Sentences - One Thought
• Paragraph - General Sentence Specifics Summ
  ary Sentence
• Headings - Every 1-2 Paragraphs Questions/Answ
  er Format
• Use Consultants/Contractual Arrangements
• Repeat (Abstract, Overview, Rationale)
• Describe Importance
• Appropriate Study Section