funding – Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

I recently tried to buy a kayak, and experienced full-bore what it's like to deal with people who are operating from scarcity. It's a good story for illustrating what often happens to my research clients who are trying to get grant funding, and struggling....

by Morgan Giddings

grantwriting

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Relying on Your Reviewers to be “Experts” is Dangerous

I was having a conversation with a client, giving feedback on a proposal. As I often find myself doing, I was encouraging her to simplify the story to reduce the

by Morgan Giddings

grantwriting

Politics of Science

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Santa Claus for scientists? Not quite, but good news.

A few people are taking notice: with the sequester, science funding is faltering... badly. Well, Jim Lantry decided to do something about it. He started a SuperPAC to lobby for science

by Morgan Giddings

grantwriting

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The effects of sequestration… a report from the field

So I have it on reasonable authority that the pay line at the NSF/MCB is hovering at around the 10% mark (May, 2013). This is in contrast to their usual

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

by Morgan Giddings

How You’re Destroying Your Grants with “Scarcity” Thinking

Relying on Your Reviewers to be “Experts” is Dangerous

Santa Claus for scientists? Not quite, but good news.

The effects of sequestration… a report from the field

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