5 Ways to Avoid Discouragement When Writing Grant Proposals (A Tip Sheet for Tenure Track Professors)

My goals for this year include writing a grants for the Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI). Grants will definitely be important for our success at TSMRI because it will enable us to provide more students with internships.

I know each of these grants will help get closer to our goal, but sometimes you can become DISCOURAGED. :(

5 Ways to Avoid Discouragement When Writing Grant Proposals
1 - Realize each unfunded grant application is a step in the right direction.
2 - Reading the comments will make your next proposal better.
3 - Grant writing builds long-lasting research
collaborations.
4 - Think about providing funding for undergraduate research
experiences for your students.
5 - You can still include unfunded proposals on your CV.

What would you add to the list?

Sincerely,

Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards
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Grant Writing in Higher Education - Grant Writing Video (Vanderbilt University)

Readers,

I frequently watch videos focused on grant writing to gain more information on funding resources. Here's a good resource from Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt University - Instructional Improvement and Grant Writing

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Grant Writing in Higher Education - Serving on Federal Grant Boards/Serving as a Reviewer

Readers,

I have only served on a review board for a state grant, but I have never reserved on a federal board. The State University System of Florida has an incredible resource for people who are interested in serving on a federal review board!

Check it out! - http://www.unf.edu/uploadedFiles/aa/research/SUSResources.pdf

Serve on the National Science Foundation Review Boards...

Why You Should Serve on an NSF Board - http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/reviewer.jsp

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Grant Writing in Higher Education - Duke University's Funding Opportunities Database

Readers,

Today's resource is from Duke University! This university has an online database with NOTHING but research grant opportunities!

You can search the database according to upcoming deadlines, discipline, eligibility, etc. Sometimes the result list is quite overwhelming, but it is definitely one of the BETTER funding resources available for the higher education community.

Check it out! - https://researchfunding.duke.edu/

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Grant Writing in Higher Education - The ProQuest Funding Database

Readers,

I am quite excited about the ProQuest Pivot funding database. I plan to use this database VERY frequently! It seems like a great resource. Does your institute have a subscription?

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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Grant Writing in Higher Education - Yay! We Met Another Deadline

Readers,

And...we're back! Spring break was great! Our family had a group weekend at Lake Tyler in Tyler, TX and now I am refreshed and ready for the rest of the week!

Today, a colleague and I had a grant deadline. We were super excited to submit the application and to sign the paperwork in the internal transmittal process. Thank goodness!

The grant is actually focused on the social media processes of a state agency in Texas. We would be VERY excited to receive the grant and we should hear about our status in a few months. :) Wish us luck!


This week, I will focused on a few grant resources that I frequently use to seek grants. :)

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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