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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784442603321

Autore

Chapin Paul G. <1938->

Titolo

Research projects and research proposals : a guide for scientists seeking funding / / by Paul G. Chapin ; with a foreword by Alan I. Leshner [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14807-3

1-280-54107-5

9786610541072

0-511-21532-0

0-511-21711-0

0-511-21174-0

0-511-31573-2

0-511-50008-4

0-511-21351-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 154 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

507/.973

Soggetti

Science - Research grants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Selecting a Research Topic; 2 Project Planning; 3 Identifying Funding Sources; 4 Special Funding Mechanisms; 5 Writing a Proposal; 6 Research Ethics and Responsibilities; 7 The Natural History of a Proposal; 8 "We Are Happy/Sorry to Inform You..."; 9 Managing Your Grant; Appendix A: Glossary of Acronyms; Appendix B Useful URLs; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a guide to writing scientific research proposals for submission to funding agencies. It approaches the topic by placing it in the larger context of planning and carrying out a research project, offering guidance on selecting a suitable research topic, organizing and planning the project, identifying a funding agency, writing the proposal, and managing the funded project. The book also discusses



the ethical responsibilities of the researcher, the proposal review process, and how to deal with declination of a proposal. The author's 25 years of experience as an NSF program officer lend the book a unique insider's perspective on the proposal writing and research funding process. Because of that experience, the author is able to anticipate and answer the questions that researchers most frequently ask when preparing to write a proposal, and also to explain how program officers think about proposals when they are making funding decisions.