The Art of Funding and Implementing Ideas: A Guide to Proposal Development and Project Management / Edition 1

by Arnold R. Shore, John M. Carfora

Overview

 Takes the reader to a new level in proposal writing 

"The authors have captured the gestalt of grant writing in a lucid fashion. In short, I think students would appreciate the clarity and insights this book offers. "
—Robert J. Hard, University of Texas at San Antonio

"As a research scientist who is frequently involved in proposal development myself, it is clear to me that the authors have travelled the grant writer's path before. " 
—John V. Stone, Michigan State University

This resource provides a step-by-step approach to turning a research idea into a proposal worthy of funding, demystifying the process as a result. The authors present a proven approach to the development of research ideas alongside a systematic treatment of proposals section-by-section and project management function-by-function. Highly accessible, this book gives examples for each aspect of the proposal development and works through sketches of ideas to fully developed proposal sections.

Key Features

• Contains idea development linked to specific proposal sections: Supports creativity that can be captured effectively and systematically one step at a time.
• Uses sketches to facilitate idea development and make enhancement and revisions easy: Allows for ease in trying out alternative formulations and revising preliminary approaches.
• Provides international research proposals: Key to understanding resources for proposing international research collaborations.
• Shows how to manage a funded project: Guides researchers and research staff in effectively implementing a funded project.

This book is appropriate for all graduate students across the health, social, and behavioral sciences who need guidance on writing successful, compelling funding proposals. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412980425
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/07/2010
Pages:	89
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Arnold Shore is currently Associate Vice Provost for Research at Boston College. He has headed two foundations — the Russell Sage Foundation and the Exxon Education Foundation — and has served on numerous non-profit boards, including President, New York Regional Association of Grantmakers; Advisory Committee, Foreign Policy Association; Member, National Commission on the Independent College (Council of Independent Colleges); and Member, Commission on International Education (American Council on Education). Arnold has taught at the University of Minnesota, Princeton University, Columbia University Teachers College, and Boston College; at Teachers College and Boston College he had the good fortune to teach dissertation proposal seminars. Arnold received his Ph.D. from Princeton University.

John M. Carfora is Associate Vice President for Research Advancement and Compliance at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. An economist and recognized authority on research administration and international research collaborations, John has lectured at a number of colleges and universities throughout Europe, Canada, Africa, and the United States. Dr. Carfora is Co-Chair of "I-Group" — a National Academy of Sciences committee on international research collaborations — as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Immersive Education Initiative, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Alumni and Friends of the London School of Economics (1982-1990), John was a Fulbright Scholar to Ireland in 2009, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the National Council of University Research Administrators (www.ncura.edu) in 2007, and was an IREX Fellow to the former Soviet Union in the 1980s. John received his Ed.D. from the Department of Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xv

About the Authors xvii

1 Introduction 1

The Purpose of the Book 1

The Logic of Our Approach 2

Demystifying Proposal Development 3

An Aside: The Nature of a Sketch 4

The Key Role of Ideas 5

2 Idea Development 7

The Purposes of Ideas 7

Idea Gestation 8

An Aside 9

Written Sketches 10

Knowledge-Oriented Alternatives 11

Science of Preservation 14

Alternative Cost Sketch 16

A Budgetary Aside 17

Chapter Summary 20

Reflective Questions 21

3 Funding 25

Describing Your Project 25

Searching Funding Databases 27

Making Use of Initial Database Search Results 29

An Aside 33

Productive Exchanges With Program Officers 34

Chapter Summary 35

Reflective Questions 36

4 Proposals 37

Proposal Sections 37

An Aside 44

Chapter Summary 45

Reflective Questions 45

5 Managing a Funded Project 49

Managing a Project 49

The Proposal and the Project 51

An Aside: Learning and Coping Strategies 54

Why Include Project Management? 56

The PI/PD as CEO 57

Successfully Concluding a Project: Managing Multiple Directions 66

An Aside: Responsible Conduct of Research 68

Chapter Summary 69

6 Looking Backward and Forward 73

The Major Assumptions We Incurred 73

International Research and Its Support Structures 74

Conclusion 76

Recommended Resources and Selected Bibliography 79

Index 87

Editorial Reviews

"This book will be of significant value to quite a few doctoral students and faculty members, especially in the arts, humanities, the less experimental social sciences and related professional schools. "

Robert P. Lowman