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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458287703321

Autore

Friedland Andrew J. <1959->

Titolo

Writing successful science proposals [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew J. Friedland and Carol L. Folt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-50142-9

9786612501425

0-300-18139-6

0-300-13325-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FoltCarol L. <1951->

Disciplina

001.4/4

Soggetti

Proposal writing in research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Getting started -- Authorship from start to finish -- Basic organization and effective communication -- Developing your conceptual framework and significance statement -- A title may be more important than you think -- The project summary guides the reader -- Objectives, hypotheses, and specific aims : an exhaustive list is exhausting -- Lay the foundation in the introduction -- Experimental design and methods : what will you actually do? -- Plan for expected and unexpected results -- The timeline is a reality check -- References in detail : how many and how recent? -- Preparing a budget -- Submitting and tracking your proposal -- The three R's : rethink, revise, and resubmit -- Consider private foundations for funding of innovative research -- Team science for tackling complex problems -- Ethics and research.

Sommario/riassunto

This fully revised edition of the most authoritative guide to science proposal writing is essential for any scientist embarking on a thesis or grant application. Completely updated and with entirely new chapters on private foundation funding and interdisciplinary research, the book explains each step of the proposal process in detail.  Praise for the first edition:"This exceptionally useful and affordable handbook will serve as a refresher to seasoned writers and as a guide and source of



encouragement for first-time authors."-C. L. Sagers, Ecology "This inexpensive book could prove to be your best investment of the year."-Bioscience