What makes a good grant application?
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What Makes a Good Grant Application?
Siân Aggett and Michelle Jimenez
with a little bit from Laura Harper and a lot from you!
“Good writing will not save bad ideas, but bad writing can kill good ones.”
Jacob Kraicer The Art of Grantsmanship
PreliminaryPreliminary application application
Peer ReviewPeer Review
Funding CommitteeFunding Committee
Full ApplicationFull Application
Interview CommitteeInterview Committee
Lifecycle of an applicationLifecycle of an application
4 – 6 months4 – 6 monthsfor external for external
review & review & processprocess
(Where necessary)(Where necessary)
DecisionDecision
(in some of the larger (in some of the larger schemes)schemes)
MSc/PhD training
Fellowship schemes for Developing Country researchers*
Research Training Fellowship
Intermediate Research Fellowship
10 yrsPost-doc
3 yrs Post-doc
5 yrsPost-docPhD
*which aim to stimulate and foster research on public health and tropical medicine
Senior Research Fellowships
Principal Research Fellowship
The P’s Process
• Person
• Project
• Place
Person
• Good basic knowledge
• Demonstrable potential
• Show how the fellowship is a career step
• Closely involved in formulating and writing the proposal
Project• Novel, interesting, relevant,
asking the right questions• High scientific merit• Clear aims, objectives, study
design• Realistic, achievable• Risks, contingencies• Must provide valid training;
not an extra pair of hands• Guidance from supervisor is
critical
Place• Which host laboratory?
• Supervision, expertise, facilities
• Additional skills, new ideas, fresh challenges
• Training acquired – generic, specific
• Other training elsewhere?
• If not moving, why?
• Mentorship – monitoring progress, assessment
• Record of supervisor/mentor
Livestock for Life
•£30,000 - £250,000
• Public engagement scheme linked to Animal Health in the Developing World (AHDW) scheme
•Three themes:Stakeholder EngagementEducation and TrainingPolicy and Advocacy
•Two Rounds, 19 projects funded
People Awards• Up to £30,000
• Exhibitions, events, debates, art projects and drama
•Fast track
• Biomedical focus
• Wide range of organisations
• Encourage partnerships, collaborations and innovation
Public Engagement-People Awards
PeopleAwards
Education
“Arts”
Events &Debates
Exhibitions
ScienceFestivals
Plays &Films
Projects should…
•Be novel or innovative
•Consider Social, Cultural, Ethical and Historical Issues
•Use different creative forms as tools of communication
Stop Talking!!!Activity•30-40 minutes in committees•Read 4 applications and the scheme guidelines•Together decide which 2 applications to fund •Assign a note taker- Note any observations/
recommendations that come out of the process•Assign a Chairperson•Discuss these within group 5-10 mins•Feedback
Have we covered?
•Interesting, important area of health research
•Value for money
•Appropriate target audience
•Good evaluation plans
•Good project summary
How do I make sure I have a good project summary ?
•Most important section in your application
•First part read
•Sets first impression
•Write it last
Did you get these ones?•Clear aims, objectives and rationale
•Realistic timetables/objectives (SMART)
•Should be "a joy to read"
•Well-focused, clear, well organized and accurate
•Important, significant, and worth supporting
– this needs to be spelled out
Thanks!