The University of Massachusetts Amherst

Table of Contents

Writing Dissertation and Grant Proposals: Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine, and Biostatistics (2nd Edition)

Preface to 2nd Edition

Author Bio

1. Ten Top Tips for Successful Proposal Writing

Part I: Preparing to Write the Grant Proposal

2. Setting up a Time Frame

3. Identifying a Topic and Conducting the Literature Search

4. Choosing the Right Funding Source

5. Scientific Writing

Part II: The Grant Proposal, Section by Section

6. Specific Aims

7. How to Develop and Write Hypotheses

8. Significance and Innovation

9. Preliminary Studies

10. Pilot Grants: Reproducibility and Validity Studies

11. Study Design and Methods

12. Data Analysis Plan

13. Power and Sample Size

14. Study Limitations to Consider

15. How to Present Limitations and Alternatives

16. Project Summary/Abstract

Part III: Submission and Resubmission 

17. Submission of the Grant Proposal

18. Fellowship Grants

19. Career Development Awards

20. Review Process

21. Resubmission of the Grant Proposal

Index