Open AccessNavigating the Road to Success: Guidelines for Preparing Competitive Grant Proposals
Author(s) -
Lynn Langille,
Theresa Mackenzie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
evidence based library and information practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1715-720X
DOI - 10.18438/b8kk5s
Subject(s) - timeline , work (physics) , grant writing , best practice , public relations , process (computing) , key (lock) , grant funding , computer science , political science , engineering ethics , library science , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer security , archaeology , law , history , operating system
Purpose - Difficulty in securing research funding has been cited as one barrier to the involvement of more librarians and information professionals in conducting original research. This article seeks to support the work of librarians who wish to secure research funding by describing some key approaches to the creation of successful grant applications.
Approach - The authors draw on more than 15 years experience in supporting the development of successful research grant proposals. Twelve grant-writing best practices or ‘key approaches’ are described, and a planning timeline is suggested.
Conclusions - Use of these best practices can assist researchers in creating successful research grant proposals that will also help streamline the research process once it is underway. It is important to recognize the competitive nature of research grant competitions, to obtain feedback from an internal review panel, and to use feedback from funding agencies to strengthen future grant applications.