The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants
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Overview
A veritable cookbook for individuals or corporations seeking funding from the federal government, The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants contains the latest in technical information on NIH grants, including the new electronic submission process. Some of the most successful grant writers in history have contributed to this volume, offering key strategies as well as tips and suggestions in areas that are normally hard to find in grant writing guides, such as budgeting, human subjects, and power analysis. A "who's who" among grant reviewers, this guidebook provides "inside" information as to why some grants are scored well while others flounder during review. A must-read for both entry level grant writers making headway in the complex NIH grant system for the first time as well as more seasoned investigators who can't seem to break the barrier to funded research grants, Drs. Scheier and Dewey's comprehensive volume provides simple and clear explanations into the reasons why some grants get funded, and a step-by-step guide to writing those grants.
Synopsis
A veritable cookbook for individuals or corporations seeking funding from the federal government, The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants contains the latest in technical information on NIH grants, including the new electronic submission process. Some of the most successful grant writers in history have contributed to this volume, offering key strategies as well as tips and suggestions in areas that are normally hard to find in grant writing guides, such as budgeting, human subjects, and power analysis. A "who's who" among grant reviewers, this guidebook provides "inside" information as to why some grants are scored well while others flounder during review. A must-read for both entry level grant writers making headway in the complex NIH grant system for the first time as well as more seasoned investigators who can't seem to break the barrier to funded research grants, Drs. Scheier and Dewey's comprehensive volume provides simple and clear explanations into the reasons why some grants get funded, and a step-by-step guide to writing those grants.
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Reviewer:Howard M. Kravitz, DO, MPH(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This is a guidebook of strategies, tips, and suggestions for scientists, both junior and established researchers, in academia, private-sector corporations, or community-based organizations, who seek funding from the federal government. Ostensibly for behavioral scientists, this book would serve researchers and would-be researchers in any of the fields funded through federal granting mechanisms, particularly by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Purpose:The purpose of this book, as summarized in the foreword, is to address two key questions: (1) what is it like to submit an NIH research proposal today; and (2) should I be careful of what I ask for? These questions are addressed thoroughly in 19 chapters and two appendixes.
Audience:The editors identify their targeted audience broadly as the community of researchers, clinicians, and educators submitting grants to the NIH. Contributors include a lineup of senior investigators from both the physical and behavioral sciences who largely have extensive track records in writing and reviewing grants, and in mentoring developing investigators in the art and science of getting funded.
Features:The most remarkable aspect of this guide is how lively and engaging a book on grant writing can be! The authors show by example the importance of clear and focused writing, a central theme throughout. Organization is the key, which the editors accomplish by structuring the book around a central framework. Overlap seems to be by design -- to emphasize major points that emerge in different contexts. The various and diverse NIH grant mechanisms are described in separate chapters, and interspersed are chapters on sample size and power, budgets, human subjects protections, electronic submissions, and appendixes on web sites. A disappointment is the chapter on sample size and power, which presents too much detail on deriving formulae and adheres too little to the book's theme of practical relevance and example. On the other hand, the budget chapter and its detailed how-to-do-it appendix (chapter 15) is a gem. And finally, don't be discouraged if at first you don't succeed -- grant writing is an iterative process -- and the penultimate chapter on revisions and resubmissions will help you through this phase.
Assessment:In approximately 500 pages, the editors and their team have pooled their knowledge, experience, and expertise to create a thoroughly inclusive and readable single sourcebook covering the ins and outs of NIH grant writing, from "Aims" to "Zerhouni" (NIH Director and initiator of the NIH Roadmap, p. 271). I've been a researcher for close to three decades and a recipient of NIH grants, but I still learned new things from reading this book. The potential returns on an investment of $42.50 (cost of the book at the time of this writing) are well worth it.
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Reviewer: Howard M. Kravitz, DO, MPH(Rush University Medical Center)Description: This is a guidebook of strategies, tips, and suggestions for scientists, both junior and established researchers, in academia, private-sector corporations, or community-based organizations, who seek funding from the federal government. Ostensibly for behavioral scientists, this book would serve researchers and would-be researchers in any of the fields funded through federal granting mechanisms, particularly by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Purpose: The purpose of this book, as summarized in the foreword, is to address two key questions: (1) what is it like to submit an NIH research proposal today; and (2) should I be careful of what I ask for? These questions are addressed thoroughly in 19 chapters and two appendixes.
Audience: The editors identify their targeted audience broadly as the community of researchers, clinicians, and educators submitting grants to the NIH. Contributors include a lineup of senior investigators from both the physical and behavioral sciences who largely have extensive track records in writing and reviewing grants, and in mentoring developing investigators in the art and science of getting funded.
Features: The most remarkable aspect of this guide is how lively and engaging a book on grant writing can be! The authors show by example the importance of clear and focused writing, a central theme throughout. Organization is the key, which the editors accomplish by structuring the book around a central framework. Overlap seems to be by design — to emphasize major points that emerge in different contexts. The various and diverse NIH grant mechanisms are described in separate chapters, and interspersed are chapters on sample size and power, budgets, human subjects protections, electronic submissions, and appendixes on web sites. A disappointment is the chapter on sample size and power, which presents too much detail on deriving formulae and adheres too little to the book's theme of practical relevance and example. On the other hand, the budget chapter and its detailed how-to-do-it appendix (chapter 15) is a gem. And finally, don't be discouraged if at first you don't succeed — grant writing is an iterative process — and the penultimate chapter on revisions and resubmissions will help you through this phase.
Assessment: In approximately 500 pages, the editors and their team have pooled their knowledge, experience, and expertise to create a thoroughly inclusive and readable single sourcebook covering the ins and outs of NIH grant writing, from "Aims" to "Zerhouni" (NIH Director and initiator of the NIH Roadmap, p. 271). I've been a researcher for close to three decades and a recipient of NIH grants, but I still learned new things from reading this book. The potential returns on an investment of $42.50 (cost of the book at the time of this writing) are well worth it.