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From 100 Revisions to One Shift. Stefanie’s Journal Part I

From 100 Revisions to One Shift. Stefanie’s Journal Part I

I’ve written a lot of grants. Some of them have been funded on the first try. Others took a second submission. But my last proposal? That one went through 100…

Why Your Grant Got Rejected (It’s NOT About the Facts)

Why Your Grant Got Rejected (It’s NOT About the Facts)

Grant reviewers can only advocate for ONE proposal out of the ten they review. Here's how to make sure it's yours - even in today's brutal funding environment. Think piling…

Why Your Grant Anxiety Makes Your Writing WORSE (And How to Fix It)

Why Your Grant Anxiety Makes Your Writing WORSE (And How to Fix It)

Grant writing feels intense for a reason—and it’s not just the competition. Most researchers are unknowingly writing their proposals from a place of fear, confusion, and guessing at what reviewers…

Ulcers and your grants

Ulcers and your grants

It may seem like I’m just playing on words about how the stress of grant writing causes ulcers. That is true, but this message is much deeper than that. It’s…

Using Imagination … as The Way Forward?

Using Imagination … as The Way Forward?

Government shutdown. Study sections cancelled. Program officers worried about their jobs. You know, I really try to tune out the news. But it comes through anyway, right? And if you're…

The Danger of Piecemeal Thinking in Science

The Danger of Piecemeal Thinking in Science

You know what drives me crazy? When we treat complex problems as if they exist in a vacuum.I was recently thinking about a local issue—treating a lake with herbicides to…

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