1. Science Case Network presents
RCN-UBE Project #  
Grant Writing for Cases
SCN meeting
April 10-12, 2015

2. Grant Ideas A new network Departmental integration
Neuroscience Cases
Chemistry/Biochemistry Cases
Departmental integration
Faculty development
New curriculum
SOTL or Studying the practice of cases compared to other forms of teaching

3. What would you like to do?
Think
Pair
Share

4. What Makes a Good Project?
Significant impact at own institution
Why is it better than current practice?
Broader impact on similar institutions
Clear ideas, goals and objectives
Clearly identifies resources needed to make the change
Existing
Needed
Institutional support
Innovative (in context)
Realistic, Effective and cost effective

5. Go to this page http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=ehr
Find one grant that might support your idea
Hint: RCN-UBE, ROLE, IUSE, EHRcoreresearch
READ the RFA and look at recently funded projects
reREAD the RFA

6. In groups Outline your idea Why is it important? Sell us
To your department or instituions?
To NSF?
To the taxpayers?
Sell us

7. Read on line and other grant writing guides
Beginnings
Read on line and other grant writing guides
Read National reports on STEM education
Review relevant literature
Offer to serve as a reviewer
Get institutional support

8. Planning Identify similar proposals
Talk to program officers
Read relevant literature
Outline idea and resources
Pilot

9. Follow Basic rules of proposal writing
Have a good and novel idea
Impact on STEM
Develop a clear project plan
Discuss alternative strategies
Write a succinct proposal in understandable language
Address review criteria
Carefully address evaluation and dissemination
Read, re-read, revise

10. Compare your grant to a successful one
Look on the grant or foundation site

11. Writing tips Start early Find a number of sources
Read and re-read the RFP
Ask for copies of successful proposals
Talk to program officers
Get help early with budgets
Find our school procedures
Allow time for building consensus & rewrites
Get experts to review

12. Tips... Get current and prospective grantees to review
Use readable fonts
Never exceed page limits
Use white space and bold to highlight
Spell check and grammar check
Send it early; FastLane, Fedex, registered, express

13. Who can help?

14. Grant writing

15. More resources http://www.smi.stanford.edu/courses/mis215/grant.html

16. Non profit guides

17. What are we waiting for?