Sharing my comments on grant-writing (esp as scholar working at non-R1). Kudos to @mignon_moore & @mjonescorrea for organizing such supportive, informative conference. Apply to #PDSI_RSF next year! #soctwitter
https://twitter.com/mignon_moore/status/1397200238394368026
- Your priority is to obtain tenure!
- Grants generate revenue for institutions. U may be pressured to chase grants but publications secure u tenure & applying for grants take time away from publishing
- Grant writing is riskier, higher stakes than article writing
- Grants generate revenue for institutions. U may be pressured to chase grants but publications secure u tenure & applying for grants take time away from publishing
- Grant writing is riskier, higher stakes than article writing
There is a sweet spot for grant writing
- Too early: u don't have the body of work to be considered an expert
- Too late: why fund project if it is near completion?
- Eary juniors (<3yrs): seed grants, smaller grant geared toward junior scholars (i.e. RSF presidential awards)
- Too early: u don't have the body of work to be considered an expert
- Too late: why fund project if it is near completion?
- Eary juniors (<3yrs): seed grants, smaller grant geared toward junior scholars (i.e. RSF presidential awards)
Tips on grant writing
- Audience for grant is more interdisicplinary so spend time spelling out why research matters
- Need to be bolder, more ambitious, justify why u deserve $$
- Cut out all jargon, speak to wide audience
- Audience for grant is more interdisicplinary so spend time spelling out why research matters
- Need to be bolder, more ambitious, justify why u deserve $$
- Cut out all jargon, speak to wide audience
- Not enough to propose secondary data analysis
- Need to show viability of project depends on project being funded: new data collection, merging & analysis of multiple data set, etc.
- Learn abt the specific mission of each funding agency & tailor grant to it
- Need to show viability of project depends on project being funded: new data collection, merging & analysis of multiple data set, etc.
- Learn abt the specific mission of each funding agency & tailor grant to it
Grant writing, management from non-R1
- Managing large grant w/o functioning grants dept is v challenging; potentially not worth ur time
- Solutions: budget a project manager or consider co-PIing w scholar at R1 & running grant through their grants dept
- Managing large grant w/o functioning grants dept is v challenging; potentially not worth ur time
- Solutions: budget a project manager or consider co-PIing w scholar at R1 & running grant through their grants dept
- Hiring & managing grad student RA is WORK esp if u don't have access to well-trained students
- Solution: use bulk of $ to buy yourself out of teaching & do work yourself; co-PI w other junior faculty w you know & trust
- Solution: use bulk of $ to buy yourself out of teaching & do work yourself; co-PI w other junior faculty w you know & trust
- NSF, NIH, etc. grants are difficult to apply w/o strong institutional support bc applications r rigid & require a lot of institutional input
- Foundations are less rigid
- OK to cold contact scholars to ask for their successful grant proposal; u need multiple models
- Foundations are less rigid
- OK to cold contact scholars to ask for their successful grant proposal; u need multiple models
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