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Highlights
- This concise guide covers the important angles of your grant application, whether for a health research project or personal training programme, and will help you be among the successful applicants.
- About the Author: Allan Hackshaw, Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK and University College London Cancer Trials Centre, and Reader in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, London, UK
- 144 Pages
- Medical, Research
- Series Name: How to
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Book Synopsis
This concise guide covers the important angles of your grant application, whether for a health research project or personal training programme, and will help you be among the successful applicants.The author, a reviewer for grant funding organisations and internationally respected research scientist, gives you the benefit of his experience from both sides of the process in this easy-to-use, readable guide. The book takes you through the grant application process, explaining how to:
- Present the justification for the proposed project
- Describe the study design clearly
- Estimate the financial costs
- Understand a typical review process, and how this can influence the contents of the grant application
The author provides practical advice on a range of project types (observational studies, clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and systematic reviews) to increase the chance that your application will be successful. There are also tips on what to avoid throughout the application.
With generic information about application requirements, How to Write a Grant Application is ideal for healthcare professionals seeking a health services or scientific grant.
From the Back Cover
Researchers spend up to 30% of their time searching for funding and writing grant applications, but less than 15% are successful.This concise guide covers the important angles of your grant application, whether for a health research project or personal training programme, and will help you be among the successful applicants.
The author, a reviewer for grant funding organisations and internationally respected research scientist, gives you the benefit of his experience from both sides of the process in this easy-to-use, readable guide. The book takes you through the grant application process, explaining how to:
- Present the justification for the proposed project
- Describe the study design clearly
- Estimate the financial costs
- Understand a typical review process, and how this can influence the contents of the grant application
The author provides practical advice on a range of project types (observational studies, clinical trials, laboratory experiments, and systematic reviews) to increase the chance that your application will be successful. There are also tips on what to avoid throughout the application.
With generic information about application requirements, How to Write a Grant Application is ideal for healthcare professionals seeking a health services or scientific grant.
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Website
www.wiley.com/go/howtoseries
Review Quotes
"Intended for those who are preparing to apply for a clinical grant, this guide covers this complex process in an accessible manner." (Booknews, 1 April 2011)
About the Author
Allan Hackshaw, Deputy Director of the Cancer Research UK and University College London Cancer Trials Centre, and Reader in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, London, UK