How to Write Research Grant Proposal

Jumat, 29 Maret 2019 15.08

How to write a Great Research Proposal

1. Title
Make sure our title gives reviewer a general sense of what you are investigating. (Use common
word instead of too many technical words)
Good Example
eg: "Understanding the role anti-cell death protein BNIP3 plays in brain cancers"

Bad Example
eg: "Determining the mechanism of action of Bcl-2 family members in regulating
apoptotic signaling complexes within the mitochondria leading to a cure in cancers"
Too many technical words and long.

1. Referees
In international, we can choose referees, but we can't in Indonesia.
a. Choose referees in your field of research
b. Choose a scientist/colleague that will be objective but not too critical to the science.
c. Do not choose close collaborators
d. Do not choose competitors in tour field with divergent views.
e. Do not choose the top scientist in your field since they will not respond and will be too
critical in general.

2. Co-applicant
If you think your track record is not good enough, choose your co-applicant carefully
a. This could be strength if you are a junior investigator with a limited track record
b. If the investigator lack of specific skills, a co-applicant can bring it to research project

3. Budget
a. Give detailed account where you will be spending the money
b. Approximately one third of the budget should go to supplies

4. Operating Grants

5. Non-Scientific Summary (For Press Release)

Not really important in Indonesia, since it will not published to public.

6. Summary of Research Proposal

a. Start from big idea, then how to solve it.
b. Give short but informative background
c. State hypothesis
d. Define acronyms as much as possible
e. State the impact of the proposal

7. Details of Research Proposal

(Given in additional file)
a. Make sure the reviewer is understand the output of our research. (Include: how many
paper
b. Be creative and adapt on your reviewer needs. (Some reviewer really concern about
track record, you might need to add your co-applicant track record).
c. Give history about previous work. Anything that you have done in the past that is
connected to your research
d. Make Fish bone diagram of your research

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 d. Make Fish bone diagram of your research
e. Make roadmap of your research.
f. Urgency of the research
g. Expected results and Impacts

h. Background of your research

i. Rationale and Hypothesis

9. Applicant's CV Details
a. List all awards especially awards directly related to your research
b. List all publication in last 5 years.

Tips:
a. Read Guideline carefully before starting the proposal
b. Try to connect the past, your present research, and the future impact of your research.
c. Do Literature Review, consist of:
i. The importance of the question asked
ii. Current status of the topic
iii. Relationship between the literature and problem statement
iv. Summary

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