It's that time of year again, when I score grant apps for much of the weekend, and late into the weeknights too. Again, as I do each year, I implore you, grant writers, please do not use lots of acronyms in your grants, and don't make up your own acronyms. 1/ #AcademicTwitter
2/ This is particularly so for multidisciplinary grants. It is impossible that a panel member will be expert in every discipline, and you would be surprised how many acronyms mean different things in different disciplines.
3/ If you need to use acronyms to jam more words onto your page, forming the dreaded 'wall of text' ... think again. No one thanks you for this. It is really hard to find the key points you are making when every square cm of every page is jammed-packed with text.
4/ Just remember, whoever is scoring your grant is doing it on top of everything else they have to manage (including lockdown, remote learning etc), often late at night. We score loads of these documents in a row. Make it a joy to read! Clearly laid out grants make me so happy.
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