Helping write a grant application

[Pewl]

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Just wondering have any of you guys done an experiment or worked on a project that led to a grant application? Do you guys put this in your CV as well? How is it perceived compared to an abstract or a paper?

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Good question, a lot of the physics work I am doing this summer is for preliminary studies for a grant/future protocols. I assume its nowhere near as sexy as having your name on a publication.

 

[napoleondynamite]

I got a grant for some research in med school & you better believe that sucker was on my CV. I didn't really have any substantial publications to speak of, so the grant was the topic of conversation when my research experience came up. I felt PD's were impressed with my initiative of seeking after funds for my own pet project..but you never know what they were really thinking! However, it came up a lot, so I'd definitely spin it in your favor and put it on the CV for sure! Good luck.

 

[radonc]

Just wondering have any of you guys done an experiment or worked on a project that led to a grant application? Do you guys put this in your CV as well? How is it perceived compared to an abstract or a paper?

applying for a grant is one thing...receiving a grant is something else. you should put a grant that was awarded to you on your cv...

 

[stephew]

Just wondering have any of you guys done an experiment or worked on a project that led to a grant application? Do you guys put this in your CV as well? How is it perceived compared to an abstract or a paper?

absolutely. but dont fudge it. you'd have to be at least a co-investigator to be taken seriously. if you jus typed it up or ran it through spell check, it dont count.

 

[Pewl]

absolutely. but dont fudge it. you'd have to be at least a co-investigator to be taken seriously. if you jus typed it up or ran it through spell check, it dont count.

Well, I will be performing research that will be used to write up the grant proposal that we're aiming to get. Haha, I myself won't be receiving the grant unfortunately. But, lord, it's a lot of work (interesting work, too).

 

[Pewl]

What constitutes being a "co-investigator?"

 

[radonc]

What constitutes being a "co-investigator?"

usually on a grant application or clinical trial, there is a PI (principal investigator) and then a few co-investigators. to be a co-investigator, you have to be involved in the project in some measure, and it has to be outlined as such when you submit the grant/trial so its official.

ive done both as a resident, where is am a co-investigator, so that i may get 'credit' for my work (writing up the proposals/coming up with the ideas) even after i finish my residency (years down the road in some cases)...this credit is usually in the form of publications...

 

[Pewl]

usually on a grant application or clinical trial, there is a PI (principal investigator) and then a few co-investigators. to be a co-investigator, you have to be involved in the project in some measure, and it has to be outlined as such when you submit the grant/trial so its official.

ive done both as a resident, where is am a co-investigator, so that i may get 'credit' for my work (writing up the proposals/coming up with the ideas) even after i finish my residency (years down the road in some cases)...this credit is usually in the form of publications...

Did you still get credit even if you weren't part of the experiment after they received the grant?

 

[radonc]

if you are considered to be a co-investigator and it is noted as such in writing, then you should be on the paper when it is published.