Intro -- Copyright -- Map of Contents -- 1 Why Should You Read This Book? -- 2 Finding What Fuels You -- 3 Identifying Stakeholders -- 4 What Are Your Resources? -- 5 Finding Funding -- 6 Dissecting a Grant Solicitation -- 7 Call the ResearchSponsor -- 8 Before You Start Writing! -- 9 Building a Scaffold -- 10 Choosing Your Approach -- 11 Intermission -- 12 Defining Objectives -- 13 What Do You Need? -- 14 Creating a Project Plan -- 15 Costs and Justifications -- 16 Letters of Support -- 17 Refining the Scope -- 18 Answers & -- Questions -- 19 Illustrations -- 20 The Rough Draft -- 21 The Revision Process -- 22 Submission -- 23 Keep Going -- 24 Conclusion -- Appendix: What to Do When You Lose -- Thanks
Summary
"A career in science relies on developing the skill to convince strangers to give you enormous sums of money. So why do so many scientists write terrible research proposals? Grant Writing from the Ground Up presents a step-by-step process to construct compelling grant proposals that rise to the top of a reviewer's stack."-- Provided by publisher
