10 rules for grant writing gw workshop

1. Srini Tridandapani
Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University
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2. 1o. The most effective way to fail at a grant:
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Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

3. 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. 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. 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. 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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17. 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

18. 6. The Crime Partners
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

19. 5. You are the Boss!
6. The Crime Partners
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

20. 4. The Ghost Authorship Rule!
5. You are the Boss!
6. The Crime Partners
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

21. 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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2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Funded
Not Funded
Pending
PlannedFigure 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
AHA
SDG
HVC
HSI
BWF
Beckman
Doris
Duke
ACTSI
KL2
ARRS
Emtech

23. 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 Partners
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

24. 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 Partners
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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