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Reviewing Successful Proposals
and Developing a Proposal Idea of
One's Own
Rachel Beane
with contributions from
Richelle Allen-King, Heather Macdonald & Cathy Manduca
Critical Pieces of a Proposal
• A clearly articulated, doable project
• State hypothesis or research questions clearly
• A well-formulated argument for why this is
important, how this fits into previous work,
and why you are the one to do it
• A definite plan for implementation
• A track record
• Preliminary data/previous publications
• Pilot projects
• Partnerships with recognized experts
Proposal Review
• What are the criteria?
• NSF
• Criterion 1: Intellectual Merit
• Criterion 2: Broader Impacts
• Program Guidelines
• Your institution
• American Chemical Society, NASA, NOAA, Dept of
Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Transportation,
ONR, EPA, US Geological Survey EDMAP, …
• Who are the reviewers?
Reviewing Successful
Proposals
Writing a Strong Proposal
• Grant writing as a persuasive essay
• What do you want to do?
• Why is it important?
• How will you do it?
• Why are you the best person to do this?
• What do you need to succeed?
• Clear, concise, compelling
• Follow the rules
• Know what you want and why you want it
• Avoid upsetting reviewers - take care to cite relevant
sources, give credit where due
• Approach it as a 'hypothesis testing' proposal rather
than as a 'prove something' proposal.
• Contact relevant program officer – questions about
ideas, mechanics – before submission
Words of Wisdom
This afternoon’s options
• Develop a an idea you have for a project (for either
internal or external funding) and then participate in a
pre-proposal peer feedback discussion
• Goal/hypothesis/question
• Significance/importance
• Plan (short outline about what you will do)
• Read successful proposals on your own
• On-site proposal collection
• Proposal collection on the Cutting Edge website
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/research/funding.html

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Reviewing Successful Proposals and Developing a Proposal Idea of One's Own_WED_100_beane

  • 1. Reviewing Successful Proposals and Developing a Proposal Idea of One's Own Rachel Beane with contributions from Richelle Allen-King, Heather Macdonald & Cathy Manduca
  • 2. Critical Pieces of a Proposal • A clearly articulated, doable project • State hypothesis or research questions clearly • A well-formulated argument for why this is important, how this fits into previous work, and why you are the one to do it • A definite plan for implementation • A track record • Preliminary data/previous publications • Pilot projects • Partnerships with recognized experts
  • 3. Proposal Review • What are the criteria? • NSF • Criterion 1: Intellectual Merit • Criterion 2: Broader Impacts • Program Guidelines • Your institution • American Chemical Society, NASA, NOAA, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Transportation, ONR, EPA, US Geological Survey EDMAP, … • Who are the reviewers?
  • 5. Writing a Strong Proposal • Grant writing as a persuasive essay • What do you want to do? • Why is it important? • How will you do it? • Why are you the best person to do this? • What do you need to succeed? • Clear, concise, compelling • Follow the rules
  • 6. • Know what you want and why you want it • Avoid upsetting reviewers - take care to cite relevant sources, give credit where due • Approach it as a 'hypothesis testing' proposal rather than as a 'prove something' proposal. • Contact relevant program officer – questions about ideas, mechanics – before submission Words of Wisdom
  • 7. This afternoon’s options • Develop a an idea you have for a project (for either internal or external funding) and then participate in a pre-proposal peer feedback discussion • Goal/hypothesis/question • Significance/importance • Plan (short outline about what you will do) • Read successful proposals on your own • On-site proposal collection • Proposal collection on the Cutting Edge website http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/research/funding.html

Editor's Notes

  1. 10-30 +/- proposals at once on top of their regular workDon’t know you, your strengths, your institution
  2. Do you want time, grad student support, help, instrument, something to help you get promoted, funds