Navigating the Road to Success: Guidelines for Preparing Competitive Grant Proposals

Authors

  • Lynn L. Langille Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University
  • Theresa Mackenzie MI International, Marine Institute, Memorial University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18438/B8KK5S

Abstract

Purpose - Difficulty in securing research funding has been cited as one barrier to the involvement of more librarians and information professionals in conducting original research. This article seeks to support the work of librarians who wish to secure research funding by describing some key approaches to the creation of successful grant applications.

Approach - The authors draw on more than 15 years experience in supporting the development of successful research grant proposals. Twelve grant-writing best practices or ‘key approaches’ are described, and a planning timeline is suggested.

Conclusions - Use of these best practices can assist researchers in creating successful research grant proposals that will also help streamline the research process once it is underway. It is important to recognize the competitive nature of research grant competitions, to obtain feedback from an internal review panel, and to use feedback from funding agencies to strengthen future grant applications.

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Author Biographies

Lynn L. Langille, Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University

Lynn Langille is the Research Consultant at the Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. Theresa Mackenzie is the Manager of Knowledge Exchange and Research Capacity Development at the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research at Memorial University, St. John's, NL.

Theresa Mackenzie, MI International, Marine Institute, Memorial University

Theresa Mackenzie is the International Program Officer at MI International, Marine Institute, Memorial University, St. John's, NL.

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Published

2007-03-14

How to Cite

Langille, L. L., & Mackenzie, T. (2007). Navigating the Road to Success: Guidelines for Preparing Competitive Grant Proposals. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2(1), 23–31. https://doi.org/10.18438/B8KK5S

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2007)

Section

Features

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