Grant Writing for Research Grant Proposals: Getting Started. Mary M. Licklider, PhD Licklider Consulting, LLC

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1 Grant Writing for Research Grant Proposals: Getting Started Mary M. Licklider, PhD Licklider Consulting, LLC

2 Emily Streutker Wiley Learning Institute 2

3 Tips for Participating in Adobe Connect Technical Tips Audio: Your computer speakers (or headphones) provide the audio. Closing other programs can improve your audio. We recommend using an updated version of Flash. Full Screen Option: During the presentation, the Full Screen button at the upper right will allow you to switch back and forth between full screen and normal view. Troubleshooting: Closing browser and rejoining event often corrects technical issues. 3

4 Tips for Participating in Adobe Connect Participation Tips Use the General Chat to: Introduce yourself; Share questions or comments; Communicate a technical issue. Interactivity: We will use polls and additional chats throughout the event for interaction. Slides & Handouts: Download PPTs from Slides & Handouts pod. Evaluation: Link and instructions provided at the conclusion of today s event. Chance to win FREE Flex Passes & a Site License for your school! 4

5 Mary Licklider 5

6 What is your experience level with research grant proposal processes? I have written and submitted more than one research grant proposal. I have written and submitted one research grant proposal. I have contributed to a research grant proposal. I have worked on a grant project, but have not participated in the grant proposal process. I have investigated the research grant proposal process. This workshop is my first step in investigating the research grant proposal process! 6

7 Learning Outcomes Clarify personal research priorities Identify potential funding agencies or sources Use the grant-seeking cycle to systematically identify and acquire funding 7

8 Getting Started: Putting Your Agenda in Context 8

9 State & National Context Overall political climate Recent events in the news Federal budget State budget Foundation endowments Corporate profits 9

10 Putting Your Agenda in Context Federal & State Factors 10

11 Disciplinary Context Hot topics Theoretical arguments Recent discoveries Funder priorities 11

12 Putting Your Agenda in Context Disciplinary Factors 12

13 Institutional Context Campus planning documents Other campus priorities Larger political context of the campus Budget situation Departmental status Research strengths In-house funding programs 13

14 Putting Your Agenda in Context Institutional Factors 14

15 Departmental Context Departmental budget Teaching loads Planning documents Implicit priorities Your rank Research strengths 15

16 Putting Your Agenda in Context Departmental Factors 16

17 Chat: What is your biggest question about getting started with research grant proposals? 17

18 Getting Started: Your Own Agenda What do you want to do? What can you do now? What have you already done? Any existing relationships with funders? What can stand alone? 18

19 Getting Started: Departmental Context Access to equipment Collegial expertise Departmental support Departmental investments Departmental Factors 19

20 Getting Started: Institutional Context Campus facilities Collegial expertise Staff expertise Campus resources Campus investments Plans and priorities Institutional Factors 20

21 Getting Started: Disciplinary Context Hot topics Political quicksand Literature review Disciplinary Factors 21

22 Getting Started Survey the literature Learn about the current work Is this a known problem? If not, why have others missed it? If so, what has been done about this problem to date? Why have previous solutions fallen short? What evidence is there to suggest your solution is better? 22

23 Getting Started Discuss ideas with colleagues Determine objectives Note the questions your colleagues ask Consider alternative approaches Consider how much you can do in one project 23

24 Poll: What do you call objectives? Objectives Outcomes Specific Aims Hypotheses Questions Something else: 24

25 Getting Started Assess feasibility Do preliminary work What steps will be involved in getting ready to do the work? Will you depend upon anyone else to make decisions or help in other ways? What steps will be involved in the work itself? Do you have the resources you need? Do you know how long each step will take? Have you done each step before? What will you need to buy? 25

26 Getting Started: State & National Context Political awareness Funder search Alerts Funded research Contact with program officer(s) Concept paper Foundation Relations Federal & State Factors 26

27 Listen to the Program Officer Learn the funder s perspective Learn about biases Learn about the review process Ask to see previously funded proposals One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears--by listening to them. -Dean Rusk 27

28 Learning Outcomes Clarify personal research priorities Identify potential funding agencies or sources Use the grant-seeking cycle to systematically identify and acquire funding 28

29 Funder Databases Comprehensive, commercial database GrantForward PIVOT (formerly COS) SPIN Database of private sector sponsors Foundation Directory Online Foundation Search Guidestar Public database of public sector sponsors Grants.gov 29

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33 Chat: What would you do next to refine this search for cancer research funding opportunities? 33

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41 Chat: Create a listing of keywords that move from the most abstract to the most specific that you might use to create a search for funding opportunities relevant to your research. Health, Medicine Medical research Cancer Types of cancer» Breast cancer» Prostate cancer Populations of cancer patients» Women» Underserved» Rural Carcinogenesis» Chemical» Biological 41

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49 Foundation Directory Online Focus shifts from the funding opportunity to the funder Levels of subscription 49

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65 Chat: Create a search plan for seeking foundation funding for your research: how would you start? What steps would you use to refine the search? 1. Generate prospects 1. Cancer research in Missouri 2. Specific forms of cancer 3. Specific patient populations 2. Qualify prospects 1. Geographic focus, sample awards 2. Tax returns 3. Map or chart awards for geography and field 3. Identify matches 65

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71 Funding Alert Services PIVOT and GrantForward Grants.gov NIH Guide NSF Updates scribe.html?%20code=usnsf&custom_id=823 71

72 Funded Research Databases NIH RePORTER Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools NSF Award Search USDA CRIS Current Research Information System NEH Funded Project Query Form 72

73 Qualifying Funding Opportunities 73

74 Learning Outcomes Clarify personal research priorities Identify potential funding agencies or sources Use the grant-seeking cycle to systematically identify and acquire funding 74

75 If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs. -Sir Peter Medawar 75

76 Getting Started: The Grant-Seeking Cycle 76

77 Getting Started: The Grant-Seeking Cycle 77

78 Finding Time for Grant Seeking Invest time to save time Refine one or more funding searches Involve others to identify multiple search strategies Use technology Set up funding alerts Divert search results to a specified folder Use institutional resources Grant writers, graduate students, postdocs Schedule blocks of time to review results 78

79 Summary Clarify personal research priorities Identify potential funding agencies or sources Use the grant-seeking cycle to systematically identify and acquire funding 79

80 Questions? 80

81 Final Thoughts Evaluations Certificates of Participation Completing an Evaluation enters you in our free Flex Pass and Site License raffle Winners drawn March 25 and May 17 81

82 Mary Licklider 82

83 Upcoming Events Scholarship Made Easier: Best Practices for Writing and Publishing Linda Nilson Understanding and Promoting Student Engagement in Today s College Classroom Elizabeth Barkley Facilitating Learning that Lasts Shelley Chapman 83

84 Spring 2013 event information