Writing successful science proposals / Andrew J. Friedland, Carol L. Folt, Jennifer L. Mercer.

ISBN:

9780300241181

Title:

Author:

Friedland, Andrew J., 1959- author.

Personal Author:

Friedland, Andrew J., 1959- author.

Edition:

Third edition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note to the Reader -- Chapter 1. Getting Started -- Chapter 2. Authorship from Start to Finish -- Chapter 3. Basic Organization and Eff ective Communication -- Chapter 4. Developing Your Conceptual Framework and Significance Section -- Chapter 5. A Title May Be More Important Than You Think -- Chapter 6. The Project Summary Guides the Reader -- Chapter 7. Objectives, Hypotheses, and Specific Aims: An Exhaustive List Is Exhausting -- Chapter 8. Lay the Foundation in the Introduction -- Chapter 9. Experimental Design and Methods: What Will You Actually Do? -- Chapter 10. Plan for Expected and Unexpected Results -- Chapter 11. A Reality Check with the Timeline and Project Management Plan -- Chapter 12. References in Detail: How Many and How Recent? -- Chapter 13. Preparing a Budget -- Chapter 14. Submitting and Tracking Your Proposal -- Chapter 15. The Three R's: Rethink, Revise, and Resubmit -- Chapter 16. Funding Innovative Research through Private Foundations -- Chapter 17. Team Science for Tackling Complex Problems -- Chapter 18. Ethics and Research -- References and Resources -- Index

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Proposal writing in research.

Recherche -- Rédaction de projets.

REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers.

Proposal writing in research

Added Author:

Folt, Carol L., 1951-

Mercer, Jennifer L.,

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1863311

Publication Date:

2018

Publication Information:

New Haven :

Yale University Press,

[2018]

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Summary

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, 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.

Author Notes

Andrew J. Friedland is an environmental and ecosystem scientist in the Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth College. Carol L. Folt is an environmental biologist and chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Jennifer L. Mercer is an earth and atmospheric scientist and has served as a science program manager at two federal agencies.