Ten Random Thoughts on Successful Grantsmanship David F. Karnosky

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Ten Random Thoughts on Successful
GrantsmanshipDavid F. Karnosky
1. Credibility to peers -
yourself
- your collaborators and cooperators
2. Total focus on proposal you are writing
- I try to blank
out everything else for total concentration
3. Productivity
- do what
you said you would in your proposal - reports
and publications on time

4. Personal communication
- call program manager
- meet with program managers
- get to know your industry
colleagues
5. Knowing audience
- tailor proposal to the audience
- adapt with changing
times
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6. Build strong teams
- much of todays research
is multidisciplinary

7. Come through in your proposal writing tasks
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when my collaborators dont come through on their
task, I write them off from future proposals
8. Capture your ideas when you have them
-
at night
- at meetings
- in bar??
9. Participate in meetings in your field
-
present your work
- see what is being
done
- use breaks, lunches, dinner to
connect with colleagues

10. Be persistent
- dont give up after
rejections
- use reviewer comments to
improve your ideas