Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

Content: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Author; Chapter 1: Ten Top Tips for Successful Proposal Writing; Chapter 2: Starting a Dissertation Proposal; Chapter 3: How to Develop and Write Hypotheses; Chapter 4: Conducting the Literature Search; Chapter 5: Scientific Writing; Chapter 6: Specific Aims; Chapter 7: Background and Significance Section; Chapter 8: Summarizing Preliminary Studies; Chapter 9: Study Design and Methods; Chapter 10: Data Analysis Plan; Chapter 11: Power and Sample Size; Chapter 12: Review of Bias and Confounding; Chapter 13: How to Present Limitations and Alternatives Chapter 14: Reproducibility and Validity StudiesChapter 15: Abstracts and Titles; Chapter 16: Presenting Your Proposal Orally; Chapter 17: Choosing the Right Funding Source; Chapter 18: Submission of the Grant Proposal; Chapter 19: Review Process; Chapter 20: Resubmission of the Grant Proposal; Back Cover
Abstract: 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