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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521537169

ISBN-139780521537162

eBay Product ID (ePID)30231444

Product Key Features

Number of Pages172 Pages

Publication NameResearch Projects and Research Proposals : a Guide for Scientists Seeking Funding

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

SubjectResearch, Research & Methodology

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Psychology

AuthorPaul G. Chapin

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight8.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2003-069568

Reviews"An absolute 'must-have' reference for any scientist faced with the difficult task of raising funds for their department or project." Bookwatch

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal507/.973

Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Selecting a research topic; 2. Project planning; 3. Identifying funding sources; 4. Special funding mechanisms; 5. Writing a proposal; 6. Research and responsibilities; 7. The natural history of a proposal; 8. 'We are happy/sorry to inform you'; 9. Managing your grant; Appendix A: Glossary of acronyms; Appendix B: Useful URLS.

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisThis book is a guide to writing scientific research proposals for submission to funding agencies. It approaches the topic by placing it in the larger context of planning and carrying out a research project, offering guidance on selecting a suitable research topic, organizing and planning the project, identifying a funding agency, writing the proposal, and managing the funded project. The book also discusses the ethical responsibilities of the researcher, the proposal review process, and how to deal with declination of a proposal. The author's 25 years of experience as an NSF program officer lend the book a unique insider's perspective on the proposal writing and research funding process. Because of that experience, the author is able to anticipate and answer the questions that researchers most frequently ask when preparing to write a proposal, and also to explain how program officers think about proposals when they are making funding decisions., This book, written by a longtime program officer at the National Science Foundation, is a guide to writing good proposals for scientific research, that scientists in any discipline can submit to funding agencies to gain support for their research projects., Paul Chapin's guide to writing proposals for scientific research can be used by scientists in any discipline who submit papers to funding agencies to gain support for their research projects. A longtime program officer at the National Science Foundation, Chapin treats the proposal as one part of a larger process of planning a research project, which makes it easier to write and more likely to be effective. The book differs from other guides by treating proposal writing in the larger context of project planning from an insider's perspective. Paul G. Chapin became the first director of the NSF Linguistics Program when it was established in October 1975. He continued as NSF's Program Director for Linguistics until 1999, with three interruptions: one year serving as Deputy Division Director for Behavioral and Neural Sciences, one year's detail as a staff associate to the head of the Office of Information Systems, and a year's sabbatical leave to study mathematics at George Washington University. From 1999 until his retirement in 2001, Chapin served as a senior program officer for cross-disciplinary activities at the NSF. On the occasion of his retirement, the NSF presented him with the Director's Superior Accomplishment Award, and the Linguistic Society of America awarded him the first annual Victoria A. Fromkin Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession.

LC Classification NumberQ180.55.G7C44 2004