Writing Successful Science Proposals

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An authoritative how-to guide that explains every aspect of science proposal writing. This fully revised edition of the authoritative guide to science proposal writing is an essential tool for any researcher embarking on a grant or thesis application. In accessible steps, the authors detail every stage of proposal writing, from conceiving and designing a project to analyzing data, synthesizing results, estimating a budget, and addressing reviewer comments and resubmitting. This new edition is updated to address changes and developments over the past decade, including identifying opportunities and navigating the challenging proposal funding environment. The only how-to book of its kind, it includes exercises to help readers stay on track as they develop their grant proposals and is designed for those in the physical, life, environmental, biomedical, and social sciences, as well as engineering. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 12 A Note to the Reader......Page 15 Chapter 1. Getting Started......Page 20 Chapter 2. Authorship from Start to Finish......Page 38 Chapter 3. Basic Organization and Effective Communication......Page 52 Chapter 4. Developing Your Conceptual Framework and Significance Section......Page 65 Chapter 5. A Title May Be More Important Than You Think......Page 81 Chapter 6. The Project Summary Guides the Reader......Page 92 Chapter 7. Objectives, Hypotheses, and Specific Aims: An Exhaustive List Is Exhausting......Page 116 Chapter 8. Lay the Foundation in the Introduction......Page 131 Chapter 9. Experimental Design and Methods: What Will You Actually Do?......Page 148 Chapter 10. Plan for Expected and Unexpected Results......Page 167 Chapter 11. A Reality Check with the Timeline and Project Management Plan......Page 178 Chapter 12. References in Detail: How Many and How Recent?......Page 189 Chapter 13. Preparing a Budget......Page 199 Chapter 14. Submitting and Tracking Your Proposal......Page 210 Chapter 15. The Three R’s: Rethink, Revise, and Resubmit......Page 218 Chapter 16. Funding Innovative Research through Private Foundations......Page 226 Chapter 17. Team Science for Tackling Complex Problems......Page 243 Chapter 18. Ethics and Research......Page 257 References and Resources......Page 266 C......Page 272 F......Page 273 I......Page 274 N......Page 275 P......Page 276 R......Page 278 S......Page 279 W......Page 280