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Here are some low-effort, high-reward ideas that can contribute to a great looking grant proposal.

While large language models can help with your writing, don’t overlook the benefits of reading your texts out loud or enlisting the help of an academic editor.

All researchers should consider how to integrate sex, gender, and diversity into their day-to-day work.

Setting up for success with the SSHRC PG.

Tips, sample sentences, and a template letter for your research partners.

Most journal articles use the technique to help readers navigate the text.

Consent, consultation and collaboration are key.

A look at the three main components to consider when submitting a Canada Council for the Arts grant.

The second in a two-part series covers the non-budgetary aspects of an application.

The first in a 2-part series on what to do to make sure you are requesting the right amount of funding for your new piece of equipment, renovation, or new construction.

As a researcher, you should intentionally consider voices and perspectives that you might have previously omitted or ignored.

Writing one can be a great way to make your work more accessible.

They are the bricks that you’re laying on the path towards your goal.

Clarify your concepts by structuring your work around nominal peaks and concrete valleys.

Four options for approaching a delicate quandary.

There’s no simple formula but research offers some strong options.

My goal is to empower you to feel competent at making your own decisions about what is best for your work.

Be sure to define your terms, detail your experience and outline your future plans.

You wouldn’t start a road trip without a destination in mind or a map of your route. Grant applications work in the same way.

You could consider using a smaller CIHR Project grant as a ladder to generate the preliminary data for a big-budget NIH R01.