CANADIAN GRANT PROPOSAL TIPS

Are you having trouble getting your mojo going to write your grants? Here's an easy way to get in the mood -- watch some videos! You can learn about * how to submit the various parts of the grants through the Research Portal * how to prepare for site visits * useful tips so that you'll have a better chance of success getting funding for your research. Here is the link to this great resource from NSERC.   http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Videos-Videos/Index_eng.asp (Even if you are applying to one of the other agencies and not NSERC, some of these video tips may help you get going.)

Are you a researcher who is interested applying for a grant? The first and most important point that many academically-trained people find difficult when they are first learning to write about grants is that this is a s a les job, not an academic writing job . As such, you approach this with a different mindset. The focus must be different than when you are writing research articles to inform your colleagues. How is your work going to be good for society? What will it do for other people? Why are you the best person for the job?  How is your proposal different than what went before? How does it build on what has already been done? Here are six fantastic questions to help focus your efforts from https://www.emporia.edu/ dotAsset/d54daadf-1c9b-4dd8- 83bf-4733004f0f6e.pdf 1. What are you passionate about, i.e., where do you think you can make a uniquely significant contribution to  your field? 2. What is the need, problem, or issue you want to address and why is it ...