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Mar 4, 2021

Translational Research Commercialization Support

For researchers interested in developing health-related ideas such as potential therapeutics or devices, as the ideas move closer to the clinic, funding agencies will request more details about the regulatory…

Mar 4, 2021

The Importance of the First Two Pages of a Proposal

The first two pages of a proposal are arguably the most important pages of the proposal because they set the tone for everything that comes after. An effective proposal introduction…

Feb 19, 2021

Houston, We Have a Problem… Coping with Gaps in a Proposal

While we all want to put our best foot forward when submitting any grant application, sometimes real life gets in the way. Whether your lab was closed for COVID or…

Nov 17, 2020

The Importance of Red Team Reviews

The job of a Red Team review is to assess the completeness of a proposal, assuring that the proposal is compliant, comprehensive, and compelling. After months of working on…

Nov 3, 2020

Infusing Diversity into Proposal Development and Funded Projects

Sponsors often foreground diversity and inclusion as prominent features of their organizational identities and missions. Funding priorities, of course, are a key way for groups to marshal resources and support…

Nov 3, 2020

Getting New Insights From Old Data

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,”… Although referring to the dynamic French Revolution, Charles Dickens could have just as easily been referring to our…

Aug 31, 2020

The Difference Between Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary, and Convergence Research

Multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and convergence research are some of the most predominate research approaches requested by funding opportunities. The terms can seem interchangeable because of their vague and similar definitions. However,…

Aug 12, 2020

NSF’s New Senior Personnel Document Requirements

The latest version of NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) went into effect June 1, 2020 (available on-line or for download here). While there are several significant…

Aug 12, 2020

Proposing A Level of Effort

While deciding on your level of effort may seem like a small detail compared to the pages of research strategy you are composing, it can speak volumes to funding agencies…

Jun 1, 2020

Spotlight on NIH’s Interests in Artificial Intelligence

We are nearly halfway through the NIH Institutes’ spring Advisory Council sessions and one question has come up again and again: What is NIH’s vision for Data, Artificial Intelligence, and…