nih - Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

May 7, 20137Comments

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

by Morgan Giddings

Grant Writing

July 28, 20120Comments

Eating crow about the NIH grant lottery

For years I've been teaching that grants aren't a lottery. I've been teaching that if you write a sufficiently good grant, you can skew the odds enough in your

by Morgan Giddings

Grant Writing

June 25, 20122Comments

NIH Grant Writing Tips: The Significance of “Significance”

Once upon a time, the NIH had you lead the body of your grant proposal with a section titled "Background and Significance." Then they messed everything up by taking out

by Morgan Giddings

Communication

Grant Writing

November 23, 20114Comments

Discovering Love in a great talk

A few years ago I gave a talk in the biochem department at UNC. Afterwards I went out for lunch with my mentor, and he berated me. (Did I mention

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Communication

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Technology

June 15, 20100Comments

How to be innovative in your NIH Grant Proposal

The US NIH recently changed the grant format, among other things adding a new section titled "Innovation." Many of us have wondered: how can we convey innovation if we're using standard techniques and methods? Morgan has some ideas on this, illustrated with an iPad and a razor.

by Morgan Giddings

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