1. December 6, 2012 Presented by: Regis University Office of Academic Grants (OAG) Don Bridger, Director Valerie Schreiber, Administrative Assistant Office of Academic Grants Main Hall, 440 Director, Don Bridger Administrative Assistant, Valerie Schreiber OAG@regis.edu

2. FOLLOW AGENCY APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS !!!!!!!!!! Read (in their entirety) and Follow The Agency Application Instructions Create a Checklist Specific to the Individual Announcement Each part of the application instructions is vital to Success! Office of Academic Grants 2012

3. Proposal Preparation Strategic Elements of Success # 1 Literature Review There is More to Proposal Writing than just Writing!  Planning  Leadership  Facilitation  Marketing  Research  Relationship Building  Keeping up with the funding climate  Management Function Writing is just part of the process Office of Academic Grants 2012

4. Proposal Preparation Strategic Elements of Success Typical Components of a Proposal Literature Review Problem Statement/Specific Aims Research Strategy/ Methodology Preliminary Data Budget Assessment/Evaluation (in some cases) Dissemination Sustainability Summary/Abstract Office of Academic Grants 2012

5. Proposal Preparation Strategic Elements of Success # 1 Literature Review  Convinces the Reader the Project Will Move the Area of Study Forward  Supports Your Creditability  Shows How Prior Work Led You to Your Project  Places Your Project into the Context of Subject Work Already Done  Establishes the Importance and Novelty of the Project  Identifies Controversies, Alternate Ideas, and Conflicting Hypotheses  Reviewers Will Look for Key Publications  Reviewer’s Work May be Sited Office of Academic Grants 2012

6. Proposal Preparation Strategic Elements of Success # 1 Literature Review What is Your Number One Resource? Regis University The Dayton Memorial Library Office of Academic Grants 2012

7. Faculty Guest Leah Sheridan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy Chair, The University Research and Scholarship Council Phone: 303-625-1305 lsheridan@regis.edu Office of Academic Grants 2012

8. Research Literature Review Recourses Dayton Memorial Library Presented By Martin Garnar Professor Reference Services Librarian Dayton Memorial Library Fax: 303-964-5497 mgarnar@regis.edu Office of Academic Grants 2011