Science for the sake of it, or science for dollars (euros)?
After a recent web seminar I hosted to help people write grants that are more likely to get funded, I got a note from a writer overseas that raised an…
Crafting your NIH biosketch "personal narrative"
On a recent webinar about State of Grants in 2012, I mentioned that the personal statement part of the NIH biosketch is a great opportunity to additionally “market” your project.…
How to become "stupider"
Say you’re in a science career (or thinking about one). Say that you actually want to be as successful as possible at that endeavor. Given those two prerequisites, then we…
Boring Talk Titles
should science really be so boring all the time? Most talk titles I see convey that sense. But given that we need to get more people interested in science, not…
Specific aims example
Your goal is to show strength, confidence, and logical thinking about your research, with each aim well thought out and accomplishing a critical mission within the context of your proposal.
What counts as "innovation" in the new NIH grant format?
But on the flip side, just because you come up with something "new" or "novel", you can't necessarily call it innovative, either.
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