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Grant writing is sometimes called grantsmanship. It is the art and science of acquiring peer-reviewed research funding. Or more simply, grantsmanship is getting organizations to give money to support research. A grant proposal can be brief (1-2 pages) or lengthy (10 pages or more) depending upon the amount of money requested and the funding agency. However, the bare bones of a grant always consists of the following:

1. Description of who you are
2. Explanation of what it is that you need
3. Justification of why it is needed
4. Description of how much money is needed, how it will be spent, and when the it will be spent
5. Review of expectations and an evaluation of the project

A biomedical writer who is educated in the art and science of grantsmanship will be able to:

• Clarify the purpose of a research project
• Define the scope of work to focus the search for funding
• Determine the broad project goals
• Identify the specific objectives that define how the work will be focussed to accomplish the goals of the project
• Increase the chances that the research project that they describe will succeed in obtaining funding

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