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, yourselfE: 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
