GRANT WRITING SKILLS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS
THE RESEARCH QUESTION
- What will we learn?
- Why is it important?
- How do we know it's right?
SOURCES OF RESEARCH IDEAS
- Looking for the Gap
TYPE OF RESEARCH
- Theory Building and/or Model Development
- Empirical Hypothesis Testing
- New/Innovative Idea vs. Replication
TYPES OF GRANTS
- Infrastructure -- Equipment, Construction
- Planning
- Research
- Demonstration
- Training
- Dissemination or Conference
- Challenge or Matching
- Seed Money