Grants and Funding

The significant decline in research funding over the last decade or so has left a long trail of unfunded research proposals that were high in both the quality and potential. It does not make an exception whether you are an already established scientist, mid-career investigator, or a researcher who is…

The grant life cycle is an overview of an extensive and complicated process of research funding mechanism that involves everything in its entirety from proposal solicitation, application, and submission to administration. A grant life cycle is significant to comprehend otherwise complex research policies and procedures required to identify funding opportunities,…

Writing a grant application is not an easy feat, but successfully qualifying for one is an even tall order. Professor Nicholas Graves from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) estimated grant success by surveying samples from several applicants. He calculated that writing grant applications took 38 person-days of work each, and given the…

Writing a grant proposal is a tad trickier for the early-career investigators. The application contains multiple sections that must highlight the respective features of a proposed research project. One of these sections is the specific aims section. As the name indicates, it is related to the aims of your research…

The research methodology section is the core of your grant proposal. It is a comprehensive portion that deals with the techniques and analysis of your proposed research idea. The aforementioned specifications are accompanied by the proper justification of your ability. Not to forget, all of this should be scripted without…

“Budget” is the major section of a research grant application. Every research idea needs strong financial support to be able to reach its desired aims. This financial grant can only be availed if you provide a competitive grant application with an excellent budget plan. It is, therefore, essential to have…

Every research applicant wants to be in the lead while competing for a grant. The larger grants, like R01, particularly require the preliminary data to stay in the competition. The grant proposals without preliminary research do not stand a chance except for those applying for smaller grants (R03). Acquiring accurate…

Everyone knows that only the highest scoring grant proposals get awarded. For this, you have to comprehend its scoring process. There are multiple scoring systems worldwide, but the most frequently used system is of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It has a certain priority scoring system to judge the…

If you are here looking for the information about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) U Grants, then the chances are you are already somewhat familiar with the vast structure of 27 different NIH institutes and centers (ICs) and a huge variety of federal funding grants differentiated by activity codes. Every…