Presentation and publication skills: How to develop a protocol and write a grant

Delzenne, Nathalie; Deutz, Nicolaas E.; Lobo, Dileep N.; Grimble, George

Abstract

In this education paper, we want to give some advice to aid in successful scientific grant writing. Besides defining an important research hypothesis and how to support this hypothesis, there are also technical aspects in grant writing that need to be fulfilled. Therefore, read carefully the requirements before starting to write the proposal. You must also determine what skilled people, equipment and consumables are needed in order to reach your research goal. It is advised to develop a timeline with the key milestones (background, partnership, budget, writing, peer-evaluation, submission). Spend enough time on the summary, title and acronyms, in order to make them attractive to the reader. The research objectives must be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-Sensitive), not DUMB (Diverse, Unmeasurable, Mediocre and Basically-Unachievable). In the end, understand that also non-experts will review your grant and therefore they should be able to understand what your goals are, but also at the same time add sufficient details of your proposed methodology to convince the experts.

Citation

Delzenne, N., Deutz, N. E., Lobo, D. N., & Grimble, G. (2023). Presentation and publication skills: How to develop a protocol and write a grant. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 73-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.06.009

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 12, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jun 15, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023-10
• Deposit Date: Jun 12, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 16, 2024
• Journal: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
• Electronic ISSN: 2405-4577
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 57
• Pages: 73-76
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.06.009
• Keywords: Grant writing; ESPEN LLL
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/21897455
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405457723001535
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Delzenne, N., Deutz, N. E., Lobo, D. N., & Grimble, G. (2023). Presentation and Publication Skills: How to develop a protocol and write a grant. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 57, 73-76, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.06.009