Robert J. Sternberg 
Writing Successful Grant Proposals from the Top Down and Bottom Up 

This text provides comprehensive advice on how to build a successful grant proposal, from the top down and from the bottom up. Editor Robert J. Sternberg gathers editorial expertise from distinguished members of associations in the Federation of Associations of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, which includes some of the most successful grant applicants and grant givers in the field of brain and behavioral sciences. The chapter authors offer readers practical advice on planning, executing, submitting, and revising grant proposals in order to maximize their chances of success. Exploring both grant writers′ and grant providers′ perspectives, the text provides valuable insight into general strategies on how to write and submit proposals, as well as detailed information on the various types of proposals needed to reach particular research and teaching goals.

Table of Content

1. Securing a Research Grant – Robert Sternberg

2. Guide to Professional Begging – Emilie Rissman

3. Mistakes That Grant Proposers Make – Robert Levenson

4. It′s Not Just the Science: Navigating the National Institutes of Health Application Process – Robin A. Barr

5. Navigating the Grant Process at the National Institutes of Health – William Riley, Tracy Waldeck, Lisa Onken

6. Writing a Grant Proposal for the National Institiutes of Health: Generalities and Specifics – Howard Eichenbaum

7. Applying for a Research Grant From the National Institutes of Health: A Primer – Nathan Fox

9. Writing a Grant Proposal for the National Science Foundation – John Dovidio, Louis Penner, Terrance Albrecht

10. Obtaining Department of Defense Funding for Research in the Behavioral Sciences – Susan Chipman

11. Writing Grant Proposals for Military Agencies – Eduardo Salas, Marissa Shuffler

12. Preparing Institute of Education Sciences Applications: There′s (Almost) an App for That – Lynn Okagaki

13. Securing Support for High-Quality Scientific Research and Development in Educational Sciences – Eva Baker

14. Diversifying Your Funding Portfolio: The Role of Private funders – Susan Fitzpatrick, M. Dolezalek

15. Seeking Funding From Private Foundations – Morton Gernsbacher

16. Funding Opportunities at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – Cynthia Null, Bettina Beard

17. Building a Strong Institutional Research Training Program – Jon Atherton, Nathan Hansen, Jeannette Ickovics

18. Interdisciplinary and Interinstitutional Collaboration on Research Grants: Hard but Fun! – Denise Park

8. While You′re Up, Get Me a Grant! Grantsmanship From the Perspective of a Retired National Science Foundation Grant Giver – Joseph L. Young

About the author

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development at Cornell University and Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He formerly was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education at Yale. His BA is from Yale summa cum laude and his Ph D is from Stanford. He also holds 13 honorary doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Sternberg has been cited over 150, 000 times and is among the most frequently cited authors in psychology textbooks. He is the winner of the APS Williams James Award and the APS James Mc Keen Cattell Award and of the Grawemeyer Award in Psychology. He is married to Karin Sternberg and has five children: Seth, Sara, Samuel, Brittany, and Melody.