Chasan-Taber L. Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2014. - 442p.Competition for research funds in epidemiology, preventative medicine, and biostatistics has never been more intense and, at the same time, the grant application and review process at such agencies as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is undergoing significant transformation. Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics targets effective grant proposal writing in this highly competitive and evolving environment. Covering all aspects of the proposal writing process, the text:Provides summary checklists and step-by-s.Ten Top Tips for Successful Proposal Writing
Starting a Dissertation Proposal
How to Develop and Write Hypotheses
Conducting the Literature Search
Scientific Writing
Specific Aims
Background and Significance Section
Summarizing Preliminary Studies
Study Design and Methods
Data Analysis Plan
Power and Sample Size
Review of Bias and Confounding
How to Present Limitations and Alternative
Reproducibility and Validity Studies
Abstracts and Titles
Presenting Your Proposal Orally
Choosing the Right Funding Source
Submission of the Grant Proposal
Review Process
Resubmission of the Grant Proposal