A Summer of Specific Aims
Within a few seconds of opening up your proposal to read, your reviewer forms a quick opinion – and the first thing they see is…
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The Hidden Bias of Grant Spam
It is with a sense of relief (but with strings attached) that I write to you this chilly February morning. I’m relieved that our government—you…
How to write your NIH Approach Section, without overloading yourself or your reviewer
In today’s blog post, I made a short video (< 8 min) for you on the topic of writing the Approach Section of your NIH…
How Too Much Objectivity Kills Your Grant Chances
Just observe a debate between any two human beings. You’ll notice that it doesn’t matter how many facts one side marshalls against the other. Just slamming the opponent with facts and data leads to deeper entrenchment. This often happens with grants, too. Here’s a post on how to avoid that…
How to Avoid The Frame Clash with Your Reviewer
You and your reviewer have very different perspectives. If you don’t understand the difference and take great care to ameliorate it, you will have far…