grantwriting - Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

In Part V of this series on science career efficacy, Morgan discusses one aspect of running a science lab - being proactive, contrasted to being reactive. She focuses on a comment she heard about some PI's that "require" their students/postdocs to be present 70 hours/wk, and whether or not that reflects proactivity.

Quality versus Quantity when it comes to grant writing, which wins? – MetaMorgan TV

There are two distinct mindsets among many scientists about grant writing. One approach is to write many grants, to "play the odds". Necessarily, when quantity goes up, quality goes down. Another approach is to write less grants but of higher quality. These take more time, but may have better odds of getting funded. Which way do you think Morgan advocates for? Find out in today's episode of The Not So Boring Scientist. Leave a note in the comments if you disagree!

Writing grants isn’t about having a hypothesis, it’s about psychology – MetaMorgan TV

Morgan recently heard from someone that a good grant proposal must start with "In this proposal we " and it must be followed by a hypothesis that will be tested. Morgan delves into this issue, and mentions an upcoming series on grant writing that you won't want to miss.

Dead serious grant proposals = not how to write a grant – Meta Morgan TV

You sit down with palms sweaty against the keyboard, ready to write your next grant proposal to get your Big Idea (™) funded. You are dead serious and you let your reviewers know it, as you spew forth a stream of endless facts and figures about the wonderful work you do and will do. This is how to write a grant, right? You know that your proposal is very impressive, and therefore agencies like the NIH, NSF, and DOE will clamor to fund it, right? Morgan shatters your illusions in this episode of Meta Morgan TV.

Dear Morgan: What To Do When My Faculty Contract Runs Out Due To Lack Of Grants? – MetaMorgan TV

Thursdays are "Dear Morgan" days, when you get to ask questions about science and faculty careers - and Morgan answers them. Today's question was: "What if my four year

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Learning to love your science – being proactive (Episode V of Success Series) – MetaMorgan TV

Quality versus Quantity when it comes to grant writing, which wins? – MetaMorgan TV

Writing grants isn’t about having a hypothesis, it’s about psychology – MetaMorgan TV

Dead serious grant proposals = not how to write a grant – Meta Morgan TV

Dear Morgan: What To Do When My Faculty Contract Runs Out Due To Lack Of Grants? – MetaMorgan TV