Scientific Grant Writing - Session 1

By Jean

Grant

What is grant; work as an employee for an institution;

Grant call

Figure out the mission, vision, etc. of the institution. deliverables.

Types of grant

Start small. （50k）
PI: principle investigator (首席研究员）

Risk of grant

No risk, no grant.

If you apply for a grant, make sure you like it.

I-S-A-I-E

• I: innovation
  wow!

• S: significance
  If you are 100% successful, what is the significance of your solution?

• A: approach
  approach vs method
  Approach: more general. e.g. brute force; stealth; negotiation;
  Method: a set of methods associated with an approach.

• I: investigator
  you, yourself

• E: environment
  facilities etc.

INVESTIGATOR

• Prior publication; high impact factors; highly cited
• In the research area;
• Skills

• Communication skills
  • writing
• Project management
  • detailed writing
  • budget, task, schedules, etc.
• Networking skills(social skills)
  • Team
  • Sell the idea(negotiation)
• Knowledge of the state-of-the-art of the field

MENTOR/CO-PI/RESEARCH STAFF

Innovation

+, - , *, /, integration, differentiation

Significance

• Long term: then what?
• Short term: so what?

Dimensions:

• Geographical (market, user)
• Economical (profitability, cost reduction)
• Welfare (wellbeing, health, policies, safety)
• Environmental (pollution, toxicity, material)
• Knowledge (IP, publication)

How to write abstract for a grant writing

Scope - General problem
Specific problem;
Existing approaches to tackle the problem
Research/Financial GAP
Objective
Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timing
Specific aims

• What
• How
• What for

Significance