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Part 3: Writing – Catch-All Discussion

Writing for Funding

Alicia J. Knoedler, Ph.D. Grant Writing for the Social Sciences Summer, 2003

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Writing Discussions

Part 1: Getting Started

General writing comments and suggestions Knowing what you need to write Planning your time

Part 2: Writing Grants in Sections

Cover letters Abstracts Research Plans/Project Descriptions Letters of Support Other items

Part 3: Everything else

What not to do when writing Looking ahead: Budget justifications, responses to

reviews

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Reminders from previous lectures…

Think Follow the instructions Think and write logically Communicate clearly, write well Plan Practice your skills Accept the help of others – colleagues and research

grant specialists at your institution

Be prepared to work very hard for your money Match your project with the appropriate funding

• pportunity

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Don’ts

Cut corners Disregard the instructions Wait until the last minute Assume that your way is the correct

way

Try to impress your readers with jargon

and vague writing

Forget your enthusiasm Assume too much of your reader(s)

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Illustration of Time and Emphasis

Plan

1 week

Forms

2 day

Biosketch

1 day

Budget

3 days

Research Plan/Project Description

1 month +

Summary/Abstract

2 days

Assumption = you are working on the material a bit every day, not

that you are spending an entire day just on that aspect of the proposal

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Additional Topics….

What have we missed….

Setting goals/aims Hypotheses/theories Methodology Review of literature Discussion of career plans When to discuss teaching When to use examples of personal experience Others…?

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Budgets and Justifications

The details of numbers, codes, rates, etc. will

be discussed Thursday in COBA Rm L003

Writing Justifications

Details, details, details Order, order, order Be honest and accurate Word play Do your homework when estimating costs