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You are smart.  You are dedicated.  You love what you do.  

Here are 3 ways I help you write a compelling grant.

Coaching

Grant writing is not rocket science.  What YOU do is rocket science.  But to do rocket science, you need to write grants, and typically, you, as an early-stage investigator, have not been trained to do this.

Many junior faculty need to discuss their ideas with someone who is 100% focused on them and knowledgeable enough to ask questions. 

Coaching differs from 'grant writing' in that we use your grant application as a tool to improve your grant writing skills, so you don’t need me as much in the future.

Yes, the grant gets completed by the deadline, but we also spend time talking about ‘grantsmanship’ topics, like framing, structure, grant story, linking preliminary data to planned objectives, the three levels of happy ending; and we discuss the reasoning behind my comments and edits.

grant Writing

Seasoned investigators often find that a grant application benefits from a second set of eyes, looking for things like:

  • Is my exciting grant idea clear? Is my story compelling?

  • Is the text organized? Are ideas presented in a logical order; is the correct amount of text devoted to each concept; do conclusions flow from the data and experiments?

  • Is the writing internally consistent; are redundancies minimized; are the ideas easy to follow without backtracking?

Grant writing differs from 'coaching' in that we focus on completing an application (that you have probably already drafted) rather than improving your grant writing skills.

I bill hourly; I have standard rates; I can give you an estimate once I understand your project; If scope creeps, we re-negotiate the estimate; We can agree upon a dollar limit; I am transparent about the amount of time I have spent.

Workshops & Courses

Workshops are a good way to get a whole group up to speed, or to give group members a chance to think about something new or work together.

Below are the workshops (and courses) I have experience conducting.  If you would like something different, please contact me, and we can figure out if I can help. If I can’t, perhaps I can recommend someone who can.

  • Grant writing course: 8, 3-hour sessions

  • Mini-Series: Five ½ day workshops on key topics in grant writing.

  • What is my grant story? 

  • Writing an NIH K-award (multi-day)

  • Writing the Specific Aims page of an NIH grant application

  • Writing a scientific review article

  • Writing mechanics for scientists: 13 rules you really should be following