HOW THE NIH CAN HELP YOU GET FUNDED: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE TO GRANT STRATEGY

How the NIH Can Help You Get Funded takes a novel, non-formulaic approach in teaching readers how to write a grant - and much more. The authors draw on their decades of experience working with both investigators and NIH personnel to anticipate their questions and concerns and help establish a comfortable, productive partnership between them. With this book's focus on applying this knowledge to their personal grant strategy, readers will learn: * how the NIH operates at the corporate level, as well as the culture and policies of individual institutes and centers * how the NIH budget evolves over the course of a fiscal year and why the timing is important * how to customize NIH Web site searches and use the data to increase chances of success * how to identify appropriate program officers, study sections, and funding opportunities The authors advise readers on developing each component of the grant application in order of the components' influence on the final impact