how to write a career development grant
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Grant Funding for the Junior Researcher: Srini’s Top 10 Rules
Srini Tridandapani
Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University
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1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant: Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
RSNA
Scholarship ARRS
ScholarshipGERRAF
FellowshipASNR
Scholarship
NIH NSF
AHA GRANTS
8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
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7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
4. The Ghost Authorship Rule!5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule! Don’t tell Banja Rule!5. The “Who’s the Boss?” Rule!6. The Crime Partner Rule!7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
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2008-2009AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM
2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
FundedNot FundedPendingPlannedFigure 1: Grant Submission History and
Plan
2nd R01 submission:
PACS
1st R01 submission: Cardiac CT
Resubmit NIH DP2
AHA Accelerometers
R21: PACS
R21: Accelerometers
Resubmit K23?
NIH K23WCI
Siemens
NIH DP2
ACTSI Instrumentation
HSI
HSI
AHASDG
HVC
HSI
BWF
Beckman
Doris Duke
ACTSI KL2
ARRS
Emtech
2. Each grant is leverage. Multiple submissions are OK.
3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule! 5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!23
Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
1. Maybe there are only 9 rules. Be flexible.2. Each grant is leverage. Multiple submissions are
OK.3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule!5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:
Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!24
Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules
Thank you for your attention!
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