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Grant Writing Tips for Effective Research

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qGrantWriterscaneasilygetoverwhelmedwiththesheervolumeofinformationthatyou mightfindavailableonlinetosupportyourcaseforfunding. qThetrickforanygrantwriteristofindefficientwaystosortthewheatfromthechaffto findthemostrelevantinformationquickly. qThereisamyriadoftipsforhowagrantwritermightachievethisandthisarticle presentsjustafew.
qGoogleisagreatplacetostartforgrantwritingresearch,althoughitcanproduceawide arrayofchoiceinthesearchresults.Beselectivebymakingsureyoucheckhowcurrent thereportis,howmuchauthoritytheauthorshave,thesamplesizeoftheresearch subjectsandhowrelevantboththesubjectsandtheresearchitselfistoyourparticular case. qCheckingtheblogsofyourownorganisationororganisationssimilartoyourown (whetherlocalorinternational)canalsoleadyoutohighlyrelevantstudiesthatwill supportyourcase. WheretoStart
qSomeofthemostrelevantresearchcanbefoundonthewebsitesofrepresentativepeak bodieseitheratastateornationallevel. qTherearetimestoo,wheninternationalresearchcanbejustasvalid,especiallyifyouare presentingthecaseforbringingchangeandnewsolutionstolocalmarkets. qIftheorganisationyouaregrantwritingforhasaheadassociation,thenchecktheir websiteandsocialmediaforarticlesandblogsthatprovidelinkstorelevantresearch. Associations&HeadAssociations
qSomeofthemostrelevantresearchcanbefoundonthewebsitesofrepresentativepeak bodieseitheratastateornationallevel. qTherearetimestoo,wheninternationalresearchcanbejustasvalid,especiallyifyouare presentingthecaseforbringingchangeandnewsolutionstolocalmarkets. qIftheorganisationyouaregrantwritingforhasaheadassociation,thenchecktheir websiteandsocialmediaforarticlesandblogsthatprovidelinkstorelevantresearch. Associations&HeadAssociations
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Looktomatchingorganisationsinotherregionsaswelltoseewhatresearchtheymay linkto. Associations&HeadAssociations
qArmedwithanumberoflinksthegrantwriterthenneedstoensurethattheydonot burncopiousamountsoftimereadingeverypaper. qLongresearchpaperscanbequicklyassessedbylookingatthebeginningpages,which includesthetableofcontents,introductionandexecutivesummary. qOften,thesestartingpageswillgivethevitalstatisticsforthegrantwriterinSydneyto thenassesswhethertoreadfurtherornot. AvoidOverwhelm

AvoidOverwhelm

qAdditionalnuggetscanbefoundinthestartofanyrelevantsectionswithinthese documentsaswell,andsometimesasasummaryattheendofthepaper. qIfinformationcannotbegleanedquicklyandeasilyfromtheseareas,thenthepapercan beputasideasalastresortincasecheckingotherresearchoptionsalsoyieldsnothing.
qTheAustralianBureauofStatistics(ABS)hasafantasticrangeofstatisticaldataandxx availableforgrantwriterstouse. qNarrowthisdatadowntoyourparticulardemographicorregiontoquicklyascertain whetherthesestatisticsprovideenoughstrengthtothefundingapplication. qThereareoftentimeswhendatacollectedatastateorlocallevelmightbemore relevant,soagrantwritershouldfamiliarisethemselveswithexactlywhatinformation theycangetateachoftheselevels. UseStatisticsEffectively
qAgain,peakrepresentativebodiescanalsohavegreatstatisticalinformationtosupporta grantwriter’scase. UseStatisticsEffectively
qAsyoufindusefulsites,articlesandresearchpapers,keeparegisteroflinkstoenable fastretrievalforfuturegrantapplications. qYouwillneedtobeawareofmakingsuretheresearchisstillrelevantandcurrentthe nexttimeyouuseit,butevenso,itmaypointyoutoidealplacestofindthebest information. qItisalsoworthwhileputtingsomebriefnotesbesideeachlinktosavetimeinfuture grantwritingendeavours. BuildaReferenceLibrary

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qCaseStudiescanstrengthenaGrantWritersargumentforfunding,butserious considerationshouldbeputintothecostofpresentingcasestudies.
Generally,toeffectivelyintroduceanycasestudy,itcantakeasignificantnumberofthe wordallowancegiveninanygrantapplication. qThisleavesverylittlewordallocationforthegrantwriterinMelbournetothentiethat casestudyintothegrant.

CaseStudies

Oftenthesecasestudiesarebestleftoutunlessthereisaspecificsectionforthem,or theyareabletobeuploadedassupportingdocuments.

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qWhilstitisnormalthattheremaybealargebodyofresearchtosupportthecasefora grantwriter,itisunnecessaryanddetrimentalforagrantwritertoquotestreamsand streamsofresearchjusttoproveapoint. qOneortwowellchosen,highlyrelevantandsuccinctpiecesofreferencesthattieinto buildingthefundingcasewillalwaysbemoreeffective. qThereader(assessors)willfollowandengagewiththeapplicationmoreifituses researchaspartofastoryline,ratherthanjustblandlyquotingnumbersandfacts withoutanycleardirection. KeepitSuccinct
qAtRedTapeBusters,wehavedecadesofgrantwritingexperienceadoptingeffective researchmethods,thusenablingustoputforwardtheverybestcaseforyourfunding. qUtilisingourserviceswillincreasethechancesofyourgrantapplicationbeingaccepted bytappingintothisvastknowledge.
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