Applying for Research Funding: Getting Started and Getting Funded / Edition 1

by Joanne B. Ries, Carl Leukefeld

Overview

Getting research funding, from both government and the private sector, is becoming increasingly more competitive in an environment of shrinking resources. This useful book is designed to help both beginning and experienced researchers approach the grant application process and develop a successful application.

The authors discuss: making initial choices; making key contacts; assessing research environments; what to include on, and when to write, an application; writing a persuasive application; targeting the application; and what to expect when an application is or is not accepted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803953659
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/14/1994
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Dr. Leukefeld is Professor of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry, Oral Health Science, Social Work and Public Health; and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Science, with a graduate appointment in Sociology. He came to the University of Kentucky in 1990 to establish the Center on Drug and Alcohol Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse where he filled administrative and research positions.  Dr. Leukefeld has published over 200 articles, chapters, books and monographs.  He is a consulting editor for 6 journals.  His research interests include treatment interventions, outcomes, HIV prevention, criminal justice sanctions, health services, and rural populations.

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: MAJOR COMPONENTS: GETTING STARTED
The Principal Investigator
The Competitive Project Application
PART TWO: KEY CONNECTIONS: OPENING MOVES
Funding Mechanisms and the Review Process
Formal Resources
Informal Resources
Funding Sources
PART THREE: RESEARCH IN THE REAL WORLD: THE PLAYING BOARD
Research Environments
Relationships and Interactions
PART FOUR: WHAT AND WHEN TO WRITE: RULES OF THE GAME
Research Details
What to Write
Supporting Details
Work Plan
PART FIVE: HOW TO WRITE: UNIQUE MOVES
Writing to Be Competitive
PART SIX: CHECKING FOR INFRACTIONS: PREPARING FOR THE AUDIENCE
Seeing It through the Reviewers' Eyes
PART SEVEN: THE REVIEWERS' DECISION: ENDGAME
Funded
Not Funded