The anatomy and art of writing a successful grant application: a practical step-by-step approach

Ali Gholipour; Edward Y Lee; Simon K Warfield

doi:10.1007/s00247-014-3051-8

The anatomy and art of writing a successful grant application: a practical step-by-step approach

Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Dec;44(12):1512-7. doi: 10.1007/s00247-014-3051-8. Epub 2014 Nov 19.

Authors

Ali Gholipour¹, Edward Y Lee, Simon K Warfield

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

PMID: 25408133
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-014-3051-8

Abstract

Writing a compelling grant application is a skill that is crucial to conducting high-quality and high-impact scientific research. A successful grant proposal provides the resources necessary to foster activity in an important area of investigation. A concise and practical overview of the anatomy and art of grant writing is provided in this article, along with citations to resources that are particularly useful for junior investigators.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / economics
Biomedical Research / organization & administration*
Financing, Organized / economics
Financing, Organized / organization & administration*
Humans
Pediatrics / economics
Pediatrics / organization & administration*
Radiology / economics
Radiology / organization & administration*
Research Support as Topic / economics
Research Support as Topic / organization & administration*
Writing / standards*