Short description
A tool for the preparation of successful National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant proposals this guide reflects changes in the NIH review procedures and policies and provides an outline of the review process, expectations of the grant reviewer and suggestions for enhancing proposal effectiveness.
Long description
This third edition of the classic "how-to" guide incorporates recent changes in policies and procedures of the NIH, with particular emphasis on the role of the Internet in the research proposal process. Completely revised and updated, it reveals the secrets of success used by seasoned investigators, and directs the reader through the maze of NIH bureaucracies. In addition to providing a detailed overview of the entire review process, the book also includes hundreds of tips on how to enhance proposals, excerpts from real proposals, and extensive Internet references. This book is essential to all scientists involved in the grant writing process.
Review
Praise for the 1st edition "The quality of the volume is exactly as would be expected from the track records of the editorial team. It is superb. There are more than 100 contributors, from 17 countries, 4 continents; they form the right mix of acknowledged experts, who have breadth and depth of experience and knowledge, and clearly explain their work at the leading edges of the field... A readable book that is not just a mine of information, but offers workers in each subset of our complex discipline the opportunity to gain insight into and understanding of the issues being addressed by other groups. Such cross-fertilization will surely be an invaluable stimulus to new lines of interdisciplinary research." --MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY UPDATE
Table of contents
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface
- Part One
- Basic Grantsmanship The NIH and Other Sources of Research Support
- A Strong Proposal
- Proposal Review
- The R Research Grant
- The Abstract and Specific Aims
- Background and Significance
- Preliminary Studies
- Research Design and Methods
- The Budget
- Biographical Sketch, and Other Research Support
- Human Subjects
- Animal Subjects
- Consortiums and Contracts, Consultants, Collaborators
- Literature Cited and Appendices
- Revision of an Unfunded Proposal
- Competing Renewal of R Proposals (Progress Reports)
- Proposal Submission and Supplementary Materials
- Your First Grant Award (R, F, or K)
- Advice for Beginners in Academia
- Part Two
- Advanced Grantsmanship Small Business Grants
- Program Project Grants
- Center Grants
- Construction Grants
- T
- Institutional Research Training Program Grants
- Instrumentation Grants
- Appendix A
- Information Sources
- Private Foundation and Government Websites
- Study Sections
- B
- Summary Statements, Reviewer Comments, Assignment, Award and Triage Letters
- C
- Examples of Figures from Preliminary Data
- D
- Examples of Design Format
- E
- Instructions to Reviewers Concerning Human Subjects
- F
- References and Suggested Reading