Tips and Tricks for How to Write a Grant Proposal
Friday October 19, 2012
Elite Research announces tips and tricks on how to write a grant proposal. Elite Research is a global provider of research design and statistical consulting. Elite Research supports academic, corporate, medical/health, and non-profit researchers in designing, collecting, analysing, and reporting efficient and accurate results.
Grant proposals may be applicable for any type of research project because grant proposals are the primary tool that researchers use to find funding for their projects, which can come from a variety of sources (e.g., federal, scientific, academic, or professional sources). Regardless of where the funding is coming from, the process of writing a successful grant proposal to request funding does not have to be a daunting project. You should start the process of writing a grant proposal by carefully reading the entire grant application. As you read the grant application, you should note all of the tasks will have to do later on in the process that might require more time than you had previously expected.
Next, you should write a paragraph or so about what exactly you are requesting. In this paragraph, you should include who you are, what your project is, and exactly how much funding you need. Even if the grant application does not require a summary, this paragraph will definitely help you to gather your thoughts about how your project might look to an outsider who is considering to fund your project. Most grant applications require roughly the same information but may require you to provide the information in different formats. For example, one grant application might require a simple storyline of your project, but another grant application might provide you with a list of questions to answer. Don’t worry about being too formal when writing your grant application; communicate information in a clear, professional manner.
Make sure you proofread your grant proposal and have a peer look over it for things you might have missed or need help understanding. You may also want to consider hiring an editor to review your work prior to submitting the grant. In terms of the budget request, you should only ask for what you need. Give your potential funder a precise and itemized list of all of your future expenses. Include recommendation letters from any organizations with which you might have partnered. Also, include any and all other documents that the grant application requests, including any necessary tax or financial statements and that of any other persons involved in your research. Finally and most importantly, follow all of the instructions on the grant applications exactly. The reviewers who will read your grant proposal sift through thousands of grant proposals in which the authors did not follow directions, so the reviewers will appreciate your efforts to do everything correctly. In some cases, failure to follow the appropriate guidelines will result in your project being disqualified. Be patient after you have sent your proposal because it often takes reviewers months to come across your specific application.
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