You’ve got your NIH grant score results, now what?
Once you have your NIH score (or non-score), it’s only the beginning of the process that will determine whether, when, and how much of your grant will be funded! The…
The NIH Significance and Innovation Sections: demystified
One of the great things about working with some top scientists to hone their grant-getting skills is that I get to hear really good questions that they struggle with. One…
Working hard does NOT mean success (at grants or anything else)
There’s this persistent myth that I need to tear down once and for all. Maybe it won’t all happen in this one blog post, but by God I’m gonna give…
Speed writing your grant proposal
Grants are now officially “hyper-competitive(TM).” I’ve seen more than one great grant not quite make the cut, because there were even better grants in the pool for that round. Dealing…
NIH Grant Writing Tips: The Significance of "Significance"
Once upon a time, the NIH had you lead the body of your grant proposal with a section titled “Background and Significance.” Then they messed everything up by taking out…
NIH Grant Writing Tips: The new format - significance, innovation, approach
Recently the NIH completely redefined the format requirements for research grants. There were many changes, but one that seems to create a big mess of confusion is the redefinition of…
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