The Art and Science of Successful Scientific Grant Writing - Part 4

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This post is a continuation of my earlier articles on "The Art and Science of Successful Scientific Grant Writing":

The Art and Science of Successful Scientific Grant Writing - Part 1
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@davidrhodes124/the-art-and-science-of-successful-scientific-grant-writing-part-1

The Art and Science of Successful Scientific Grant Writing - Part 2
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@davidrhodes124/the-art-and-science-of-successful-scientific-grant-writing-part-2

The Art and Science of Successful Scientific Grant Writing - Part 3
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@davidrhodes124/the-art-and-science-of-successful-scientific-grant-writing-part-3

Here are a few references that may be helpful for finding additional tips about Grants, Grantsmanship and specific Granting Agencies. The references are not listed in alphabetical order, but rather by year of publication from 1985 - 2016. Wherever possible, I have provided a link to each article.

• Niederhuber, J.E. Writing a successful grant application. J. Surg. Res. 39: 277-284 (1985) (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/25553)

• Stumpf, P.K. The competitive research program of the USDA: past, present, and future. Plant Cell 4: 116-118 (1992) (http://www.plantcell.org/content/4/2/116.long)

• Wood, F.Q., Meek, V.L., Harman, G. The research grant application process. Learning from failure? Higher Education 24: 1-23 (1992) (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00138615)

• Brewer, E.W. Managing multiple funding sources and writing grant documents. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION 60: 21-37 (1993) (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ace.36719936005/full)

• McCullough, J. The role and influence of the US National Science Foundation's program officers in reviewing and awarding grants. Higher Education 28: 85-94 (1994) (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01383573)

• Goldberg, R.B. To grant or not. Plant Cell 8: 346-347 (1996) (http://www.plantcell.org/content/8/3/346.long)

• Kraicer, J. The art of grantsmanship (1997)
  (https://cdn.dal.ca/content/dam/dalhousie/pdf/research-services/The_Art_of_Grantsmanship%20-Kraicer.pdf)

• Goldblatt, D. How to get a grant funded. BMJ 317: 1647(1998) (http://www.bmj.com/content/317/7173/1647.long)

• Schwinn, D.A., DeLong, E.R., Shafer, S.L. Writing successful research proposals for medical science. Anesthesiology 88: 1660-1666 (1998) (http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=1947530)

• Crain, H.C., Broome, M.E. Tool for planning the grant application process. Nurs. Outlook 48: 288-293 (2000) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11135142)

• Gotley, D.C. Grantsmanship: achieving success in research finding. Aust. N. Z. J. Surg. 70: 297-301 (2000) (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01815.x/abstract)

• Grey, M. Top 10 tips for successful grantsmanship. Res. Nurs. Health 23: 91-92 (2000) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10782867)

• Koh, E.T., Owen, W.L. Writing the research proposal. Introduction to Nutrition and Health Research pp. 299-308 (2000) (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4615-1401-5_15)

• Reif-Lehner, L. Applying for grant funds: there’s help around the corner. Trends Cell Biol. 10: 500-504 (2000) (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962892400018043)

• Roberts, J.A., Kaack, M.B. Grantsmanship. J. Urol. 163: 1544-1548 (2000) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10751885)

• Barnard, J. Keys to writing a competitive grant. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 35: 107-110 (2002) (https://insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=12187283)

• Throckmorton, T. Grant writing: learning to climb a professional mountain. J. Perianesth. Nurs. 17: 196-201 (2002) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12046016)

• Darbyshire, P. Qualitative research in the grant-funding jungle. Collegian 11: 8-11 (2004) (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S132276960860459X)

• Wright, C.M., Sharples, P.M. How to write a grant application. Paediatric and Child Health 14: 501-506 (2004) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cupe.2004.07.001)

• Davidson, N.O. Grant writing and academic survival: what the fellow needs to know. Gastrointest. Endosc. 261: 726-7277 (2005) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15855979)

• Koren, G. How to increase your funding chances: common pitfalls in medical grant applications. Can. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 12: e182-185 (2005) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16055939)

• Sandler, R.S, Lewis, J.D., Robuck, P.R., Sands, B.E. Funding and grantsmanship. Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 11:S34–S37 (2005) (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1097/01.MIB.0000184847.54063.fe/abstract)

• Yang, O.O. Guide to effective grant writing: how to write a successful NIH grant application (2005) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9780387277493)

• Falk, G.W. Turning an idea into a grant. Gastrointest. Endosc. 64: S11-S13 (2006) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17113844)

• Scarpa, T. Peer review at NIH. Science 311: 41 (2006) (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/311/5757/41.long)

• Horner, R.D. Demystifying the NIH grant application process: the rest of the story. J. Gen. Intern. Med. 22: 1628-1629 (2007) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2219816/)

• Jackson, P.R., Hornbeak, H. Preparing and submitting a competitive grant Application. In: Georgiev V.S., Western K.A., McGowan J.J. (eds) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH. Infectious Disease. Humana Press (2007) (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-59745-569-5_53)

• Toole, A., Czarnitzki, D. Biomedical academic entrepreneurship through the SBIR program. In: Academic Science and Entrepreneurship: Dual Engines of Growth (Adam Jaffe, Josh Lerner, Scott Stern, Marie Thursby, organizers). Conference held April 1-2, 2005
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• Arnett D.K., Glasser S.P. Grant writing. In: Glasser S.P. (eds) Essentials of Clinical Research. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 317-325 (2008) (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4020-8486-7_19)

• Khoury, H.J. The art of grantsmanship. In: Dössel O., Schlegel W.C. (eds) World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, September 7 - 12, 2009, Munich, Germany. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 25/13. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2009) (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-03895-2_61)

• Molldrem, J.J. Preparing basic and translational grant proposals: thoughts from the trenches. Hematology Am. Soc. Hematol. Educ. Program 2010: 181-184 (2010) (http://asheducationbook.hematologylibrary.org/content/2010/1/181.long)

• Eisenberg, M.J. Grants. In: The Physician Scientist's Career Guide pp. 137-148 (2011) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781603279079)

• Eisenberg, M.J. Grantsmanship. In: The Physician Scientist's Career Guide pp. 149-165 (2011) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781603279079)

• Eisenberg, M.J. Peer review of grant applications. In: The Physician Scientist's Career Guide pp. 167-177 (2011) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781603279079)

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• Shewfelt, R.L. Grantsmanship. In: Becoming a Food Scientist: To Graduate School and Beyond. Springer. pp. 133-141 (2012) (http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781461432982)

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• Eisenstadter, I. It takes time and a team to win grants. Nature 515: 153-154 (2014) (https://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/articles/10.1038/nj7524-153a)

• Kidwell, D. Navigating the role of the principal investigator: a comparison of four cases. The Journal of Technology Transfer 39: 33-51 (2014) (https://econpapers.repec.org/article/kapjtecht/v_3a39_3ay_3a2014_3ai_3a1_3ap_3a33-51.htm)

• Mervis, J. Play it again, Uncle Sam. Science 345: 1442 (2014) (http://science.sciencemag.org/content/345/6203/1442.long)

• Daniels, R.J. A generation at risk: Young investigators and the future of the biomedical workforce. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112: 313-318 (2015) (http://www.pnas.org/content/112/2/313.long)

• Fan, F.C., Bowen, A., Casadevall, A. NIH peer review percentile scores are poorly predictive of grant productivity. eLife 5: e13323 (2016) (https://elifesciences.org/articles/13323)

As before, please feel free to post comments or questions in the comments section below. I will attempt to answer them as soon as possible. My next installment in this series (Part 5) will be on "The Grant Review Process".