Successful Grant Writing (eBook)

Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals

Laura N. Gitlin, Ann Kolanowski, Kevin J. Lyons (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020 | 5. Auflage
400 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-0-8261-4804-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Note to Readers: Publisher does not guarantee quality or access to any included digital components if book is purchased through a third-party seller.Following in the tradition of its previous editions, the updated and fully revised fifth edition of this classic guide to grant writing is especially written for health and human service professionals. It provides a comprehensive, systematic, and easy-to-follow stepwise guide to writing competitive grant proposals for research, education, innovative practices, and demonstration projects. Never has the need to advance evidence to improve the health of the public been greater. Generating evidence requires funding, and grant writing has become an essential activity for every health and human service professional who must seek funds to advance innovative research, education, and practice initiatives.Uniquely focused on developing grant-writing skills as part of a professional's career, this one-of-a-kind guide addresses the full range of essential competencies needed to ensure success. The new edition expands coverage on how to compose an effective aims page, explains how to write a compelling literature review to support significance of a proposal, and describes considerations for specific types of study designs. Additionally, the guide provides a more extensive discussion of mentorship, plus tips for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.NEW TO THE FIFTH EDITION:Spotlights important new trends that can make or break grant successFeatures Professional Spotlights reflecting the experiences and advice from successful grant writers - from novice to expertHighlights special considerations for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellowsExamines how to write effective grant applications for specific types of study designsExplains how to craft compelling statements about significance and innovationProvides guidelines on mentorshipCovers ways to manage postaward activities and offers strategies and templates for documenting grant progressKEY FEATURES:Key summary points in every chapterCase examples throughoutStrategies for managing a grant-writing team and postaward activitiesConsiderations in building a grant-writing career and matching your level of experience to funding mechanismsTestimonies from novices and experts describing their unique grant-writing experiences

Inhalt

Contents

Contributors

Foreword

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: GETTING STARTED

1. Why Write a Grant?

2. Becoming Familiar With Funding Sources

3. Developing Your Ideas for Funding

4. Infrastructure to Support Grantsmanship

5. Everyone Needs a Mentor

PART II: WRITING A COMPETITIVE GRANT APPLICATION

6. Strategies for Effective Writing

7. Overview of Common Sections of Proposals

8. Heart of the Matter: The Aims

9. Background and Significance

10. The Approach

11. Concept Papers, Pilot Studies, and Supporting Documentation

12. Common Pitfalls in Proposals

PART III: PREPARING A BUDGET

14. Putting It All Together to Create a Budget

15. Technical Considerations in Budget Development

PART IV: MODELS FOR PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT

16. Four Project Structures

17. Understanding the Process of Collaboration

18. Collaborating for Team Science

PART V: SUBMITTING THE PROPOSAL

19. Learning About Your Institution

20. Electronic Considerations

PART VI: LIFE AFTER A GRANT SUBMISSION

21. Understanding the Review Process

22. Responding to the Proposal Review

PART VII: STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING A GRANT AWARD

24. Building a Program of Research

25. A Case Study: Putting It All Together

Appendix A Common Questions and Their Answers

Appendix B Selected Key Acronyms

Appendix C Guidelines for Evaluating Collaborative Teams

Index

Contributors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.5.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Anästhesie / Intensivmedizin
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Schlagworte: budget,grant writing,human service professionals,knowledge,literature review,mentorship,narrative,National Institutes of Health,professional development,project structure,vocabulary
• ISBN-10: 0-8261-4804-2 / 0826148042
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-4804-9 / 9780826148049