Grant Funding for the Junior Researcher: Srini’s Top 10 Rules

Srini Tridandapani

Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University

1

1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

2

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant: Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

3

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

4

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

5

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

RSNA

Scholarship ARRS

ScholarshipGERRAF

FellowshipASNR

Scholarship

NIH NSF

AHA GRANTS

8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

6

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

17

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

18

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

19

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

4. The Ghost Authorship Rule!5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

20

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule! Don’t tell Banja Rule!5. The “Who’s the Boss?” Rule!6. The Crime Partner Rule!7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!

21

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

22

2008-2009AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM AJ OS DN FJ AM JM

2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

FundedNot FundedPendingPlannedFigure 1: Grant Submission History and

Plan

2nd R01 submission:

PACS

1st R01 submission: Cardiac CT

Resubmit NIH DP2

AHA Accelerometers

R21: PACS

R21: Accelerometers

Resubmit K23?

NIH K23WCI

Siemens

NIH DP2

ACTSI Instrumentation

HSI

HSI

AHASDG

HVC

HSI

BWF

Beckman

Doris Duke

ACTSI KL2

ARRS

Emtech

2. Each grant is leverage. Multiple submissions are OK.

3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule! 5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!23

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

1. Maybe there are only 9 rules. Be flexible.2. Each grant is leverage. Multiple submissions are

OK.3. The Write! Rewrite! and Threwrite rule….4. The Ghost Authorship Rule!5. You are the Boss!6. The Crime Partners7. The Template Rule!8. The Golden Rule!9. Follow the money!1o.The most effective way to fail at a grant:

Not submitting it! The Dog Ate My Grant Rule!24

Srini’s Top 10 Grant Writing Rules

Thank you for your attention!

25