Jun 30
When writing a grant, start early, leave time for reviewing your work, and set deadlines for yourself. There are some deadlines that are HARD deadlines (eg the grant due date and possibly the date for routing your grant through the university). Other deadlines (eg writing, review, asking for letters, etc) are best case scenarios and …
Jun 10
If you have an eRA Commons ID from another university and are now at Emory, you need change your affiliation. Contact the Emory Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP, email) Tell them you are a postdoc at Emory and your eRA Commons username Tell them you need to change your affiliation to Emory Also …
Jun 10
What is eRA Commons? Definition: eRA Commons – The electronic Research Administration (eRA) provides the IT infrastructure to manage grants awarded by the NIH and other government agencies. eRA Commons is the site for interfacing between the federal agency, grant reviewers, the university, and you. Why/When do postdocs need to access eRA Commons? If you …
Jun 10
What is an ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID Definition: ORCID iD = Unique and persistent individual identification numbers which are used to identify individual scientific contributors and authors, and to distinguish individual scientists from others. Launched in 2012, ORCID iDs can particularly help distinguish individuals who have similar names. Over 7000 journals now …
Jun 02
An easy way to keep up with the available funding opportunities, is to sign up to receive electronic alerts from the funder. This is especially true for grants from the federal government. Several of the listservs you should subscribe to include: NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts – Track the release of new funding opportunity …
Jun 02
There are several different approaches you can take to find funding: Web Search Funder webpages Searchable databases Look at what’s been funded Web Search This is pretty straight forward. Use your favorite browser and use terms specific to your research. You can make the search relatively narrow – Who funds liver physiology research? Or …
Jun 02
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) ‘…NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to enhance life, and reduce illness and disability… NIH funded research has led to breakthroughs and new treatments, helping people live longer, healthier lives, and building the research foundation that …
Jun 01
Funding mechanisms can be split into two basic sources: Non-Federal Funding which includes foundations, industry, societies and other sources Federal Funding which includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Defense (DOD) among others Non-Federal Funding opportunities Non-Federal Funding opportunities for Emory postdocs include: Foundations, industry, societies, etc, …
Jun 01
Writing a grant is hard work. It takes special and sometimes new skills. Writing grants is challenging, time consuming, and with a funding line of 15-30%, the odds are your proposal won’t be funded. So why should you spend your time writing and applying for grants? It is your pathway to independence as an …
Jun 01
What is a grant? By definition, a Grant is – An exercise in persuasive writing that conveys your ideas to a funder to get money to do something Grants can be for many different things including: Research Clinical practice or service delivery Training, Fellowships, Career Development Education, curriculum development Buildings and Equipment As a postdoctoral …
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