Research grants

No matter where you are in your research career, designing, writing, submitting or even resubmitting a grant proposal can be a daunting undertaking.

Planning, communicating and executing new research ideas can be hard as you work to develop responsive research ideas that creatively extend the boundaries of your research.

Over the past 15 years, I have developed expertise in helping researchers expand the scope of their work into new areas while highlighting the responsiveness of their new ideas to agency missions statements through work on training and research grants.

I have worked extensively with new K and R submissions and in helping researchers to design responsive revisions for NIH resubmissions.

What to expect for your research grant submissions:

Each grant review begins with a 30-minute consultation designed to get to know you and your work.

In this meeting our objective is to better understand

the scope of your work
your audience
your target agency

We'll then set up a meeting schedule that fits your needs

Once you have a completed draft of your research strategy document, you can send me a copy for review and we can make a third appointment.

Like a development editor, I will read over this document with an eye towards clarity, responsiveness, logic, and internal consistency.

I will point out where tangents, problems with clarity, and inconsistencies and make recommendations for how to address those.

For resubmissions, I will generally add one additional meeting following the intake appointment.

Prior to this meeting, investigators will send a copy of their summary statements and I will review for patterns and themes to help candidates create responsive revisions with reviewers in mind.

We can also talk about how to keep track of changes to enable quick compilation of a compelling reviewer response letter.

For training of career development grants:

Training and career development grants generally include a candidate statement and training plan.

Prior to this meeting, candidates can send a copy of their candidate statement, and I will revise with a focus on developing a clear, cohesive and linear training program that both toutes the suitability of their research training and highlights opportunities for growth within the parameters of the research project being proposed.

Research grants

What to expect for your research grant submissions:

For training of career development grants:

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