Handbook of Scientific Proposal Writing

by A.Yavuz Oruc

Overview

Investigators, their home institutions, and funding agencies play significant roles in the development and outcomes of scientific projects. Submitting a proposal to a funding agency is only one dimension of a multivariable and complex funding process, and understanding this is a good first step toward unlocking the puzzle behind why some research proposals receive awards while others are declined. The Handbook of Scientific Proposal Writing offers researchers and research administrators a broad perspective on the process of initiating and conducting funded scientific research projects.

Written for students and researchers in all fields and disciplines, this reference offers a holistic approach to conceiving and then converting new ideas into effective proposals. It focuses on the technical aspects of writing proposals rather than the fund-raising issues. Chapters provide full coverage of the scientific method, including information on how scientific research should be conducted.

Providing the tools necessary to organize ideas and obtain the funds needed to effectively manage projects, the Handbook of Scientific Proposal Writing includes:

• 56 figures and 25 tables to help convey key ideas
• More than 150 citations that provide pointers to additional sources for further reading
• Examples to help the reader ease through more abstract concepts
• End-of-chapter questions to stimulate further examination and comprehension

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439869185
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/25/2011
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

A. Yavuz Oruç¸ received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Middle East Technical University in 1976, the M.Sc. degree in electronics from the University of Wales in 1978, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Syracuse University in 1983. He has done research in computer systems, parallel processing, and interconnection network theory. His more recent research has focused on quantum packet switching, an emerging field of research in quantum information processing. He was the director of the Computer Systems Architecture Program at the US National Science Foundation from 2000 to 2002, and served as a senior advisor to the President of the Scientific Research and Technological Council of Turkey between 2005 and 2008.

Dr. Oruç has been a full professor at the University of Maryland, College Park since 1995. He previously held faculty positions at RPI and Bilkent University. His research resulted in more than 110 publications in archival journals and conference proceedings, and the supervision of 16 doctoral dissertations and 24 Masters theses. He was an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems between 2003 and 2007.

He is the co-inventor of the CodeMill language and programming software for which he received the 2000 Teaching With Technology Award from University of Maryland. Dr. Oruç is also the co-inventor of Whowon, a computer application that provides election results on iPhones.

Table of Contents

Scientific research: The fountain of progress. Factors impacting outcomes of proposals. Building blocks of a winning proposal. Getting on with conducting a funded research project. Promoting research in universities. Scientific research: A funding agency perspective. Index.

Each chapter includes a Summary, Biographical notes, and Questions