Maximizing Funding Success from the Tricouncil Granting Agencies

Maximizing Funding Success from the Tri-council Granting Agencies “How to write a successful grant in a CIHR competition? ” Joseph Lam, Ph. D, FAAM Professor and CRC Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology CIHR UD for the University of Guelph Grantsmanship Seminar – Faculty Information Exchange Series Room: UC 442 Oct. 11, 2012

The Art of Writing a CIHR Application. Webinar: http: //researchofficer. wordpress. com/2012/03/29/c ihr-webinar-art-of-writing-a-cihr-application/ HTML document: http: //www. cihr-irsc. gc. ca/e/45281. html

PRELUDE: Understand the “cultural differences” between funding agencies: i. e. PROJECT versus PROGRAM (unless you respond to an RFA of a program grant) Success rate (recent competitions): @17% (or @14% at the grant review committee level) - Fundable score?

PRELUDE (contd. ): WHERE TO START? Prepare your CCV (Common CV) Start writing your progress report (even if you are a new investigator, applying for the first time)

The Art of Writing a CIHR Application. Empower Yourself: Be prepared! 1. Assess your readiness to apply 2. Review the Funding Opportunity for critical information 3. Don’t wait until the last minute

Application Content: Success is in the Details! 4. Read the instructions carefully (and be prepared to follow them EXACTLY!) 5. Address the evaluation criteria 6. Substantiate your claims 7. Include gender and sex in your Research Design (when appropriate)

Application Content: Success is in the Details! 8. 9. Justify your team composition (when appropriate) Address your projects limitations (self -assessing potential pitfalls, provide alternatives) 10. Justify your budget request 11. Address respect previous reviews with

Writing and Finalizing 12. Engage your audience – keep asking “So? ” to yourself when you are writing. Preamble: include preliminary/published results 13. Summaries are more important than you might think 14. Have your applications pre-reviewed

BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE! (Not too distant from now) CIHR is revamping its OOGP (Open Operating Grant Program) 2 -stage application process! Project Grants Program Grants Peer Review Reform - College of Reviewers