Preparing Effective Grant Applications

Preparing effective grant applications.

The abstract and specific aims (described below) sections, two of the most important components of any grant application, must provide a cohesive framework for the application. The abstract provides an outline of the proposed research for the funding agency and the reviewers. Despite the fact that the abstract comes before the research plan in the physical document and is probably read before t...

Preparing and presenting effective research posters.

OBJECTIVES Posters are a common way to present results of a statistical analysis, program evaluation, or other project at professional conferences. Often, researchers fail to recognize the unique nature of the format, which is a hybrid of a published paper and an oral presentation. This methods note demonstrates how to design research posters to convey study objectives, methods, findings, and i...

Preparing Is Students with Effective Team Skills

Studies have continually demonstrated the importance of team skills in information systems (IS) graduates. All too often, however, undergraduates find team projects to be frustrating because of poor team dynamics. This study was conducted to evaluate a structured team design and instruction process and its impact upon team outcomes. Twenty-four undergraduate System Analysis and Design teams wer...

Writing successful grant applications for preclinical studies.

The most common source of funding for grant proposals in the field of biology in the United States is the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, and many local agencies are utilized by many investigators. An insight into the NIH guidelines and procedures is provided by an NIH Web site: http:// grants.nih.gov/grants/grant tips.htm. Based on m...

Grant applications with a result-based orientation.