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The New Frontiers in Research Fund: peer reviewers’ perspectives
Often, interdisciplinary research projects don’t fit into the standard funding competition requirements, but the NFRF values true interdisciplinarity.
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How to write a narrative CV
This document should strongly demonstrate your capability as well as the feasibility of your proposed work.
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Drafting the budget for your first SSHRC grant application
Early career researchers tend to be too cautious when budgeting, but if you justify your costs in detail, you will show the reviewers that you have considered all options.
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Writing for peer reviewers from outside your field: lessons from non-fiction
When you need to explain a niche subject to a broader audience, contextualizing big numbers and using sensory metaphors can help to explain your research.
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A quick shave for your grant proposal: cutting your word count in page-limited texts
By cutting words like ‘is’ and ‘very’, you’ll be able to significantly reduce your word count.
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How to integrate storytelling into your next research grant application
By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.
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How being intentional with your language can shift your thinking
Sometimes it isn’t just that certain terms offend people, it’s that the use of this language also implies a particular way of thinking.
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If and when to hire an editor
Studies have shown that articles and manuscripts reviewed by a professional editor end up being better received by peer reviewers.
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Creating effective teaching slides
Advice for preparing your PowerPoints for September.
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How to integrate an outlier chapter in the draft of your scholarly monograph
Material that may appear to be too different can sometimes make the book stronger and better.
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The discussion section: the biomedical researchers’ time to shine
This part of your manuscript should contain the appropriate content in the appropriate structure and also be convincing and easy to understand.
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How to write the script for your job talk
You should carefully consider word choices and sentence structures when you’ve got a high-stakes presentation to give.
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How to write the ‘response to previous reviews’ for your CIHR Project Grant application
Four health research grants specialists share their top tips.
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Quick-yet-polished timelines for grant applications
Part two of my series on low-effort, high-reward graphics for grant proposals, this time focusing on timeline charts.
