The Do's and Don'ts of Winning Dollars

Here are a few grant-writing rules to remember, according to National Institutes of Health reviewers and staff: check NIH's Web site for information on grant policy; call program staff ahead of time to learn what's hot-and what's not; ask colleagues to critique your grant application before submission; keep research goals simple and clear; carefully follow reviewers' suggestions for revisions when your grant application is returned. promise the world in one lab project; stack a grant ap

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Here are a few grant-writing rules to remember, according to National Institutes of Health reviewers and staff:

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