{"id":277,"date":"2020-08-20T19:57:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T02:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0167\/?p=277"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:12:58","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T02:12:58","slug":"expert-advice-on-grant-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0167\/expert-advice-on-grant-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert Advice on Grant Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 20pt\"><strong>Research Proposals \u2013 What you Need to Know<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0167\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2020\/08\/dock.jpg\" alt=\"dock on ocean in SA\" width=\"479\" height=\"319\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 479px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 479\/319;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In an online Q&amp;A with researcher and professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalroads.ca\/people\/george-veletsianos\">Dr. George Veletsianos<\/a>, students queried him about various aspects of research and the world of academia in general. What stood out for me was his advice about applying for research grants. Let me summarize what I came away with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Know your audience:<\/strong> Find out about who is behind the grant. What do they stand for? What is the history of the organization? Strive to address any world views they may hold and show that you understand their goals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Don\u2019t be afraid to sell yourself<\/strong>: It is an interview of sorts. Don\u2019t be shy!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Explain the following<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><em><u>Why you?<\/u><\/em> \u2013 Demonstrate that you are the best person for the task, find a connection in your life, past work that may illustrate this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><em><u>Why now<\/u>?<\/em> \u2013 What previous research can you link to culminate up to now; show it is relevant to what is happening in the world at present?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><em><u>Why bother<\/u><\/em>? \u2013 How is what you want to study contributing to man and woman\u2019s knowledge base, and how is it connected to what the grant providers call for research?<\/p>\n<p>Research is not cheap. There is money in the hands of willing agencies and organizations. All you need to do is win it with a worthy proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">References<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Veletsianos, G. (2020).\u00a0<em>Questions about Research for George Veletsianos<\/em>\u00a0[Audio recording]. Retrieved from https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/playback\/s\/PES97xtVyEHk1N21CMu2Nf6cWuxkum7cyWE7yZV9PPdarszJA4QnOQtZNBqC2oid<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Research Proposals \u2013 What you Need to Know In an online Q&amp;A with researcher and professor Dr. George Veletsianos, students queried him about various aspects of research and the world of academia in general. What stood out for me was his advice about applying for research grants. 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