Reviewer-Focused Grant Writing: Making the Vision Plain So the Reader Can Run!

by Barrett T. Vaughan

Reviewer-Focused Grant Writing: Making the Vision Plain So the Reader Can Run! helps you understand the panel review process and the perspective of the reviewer. The insights shared by the author, who has served on several dozen panels, give you a competitive edge in preparing your proposal through improvements in the three aspects of presentation, content, and value.

108 pages, Paperback

First published August 29, 2013

About the author

Barrett T. Vaughan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University in Alabama. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he is a graduate of Michigan State University and The Pennsylvania State University. At Tuskegee, he serves as the Resident Engineer for the George Washington Carver Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutritional Sciences. There, he engages in various activities involving research, teaching, and extension.
His position at Tuskegee has afforded him the opportunity to serve on several dozen review panels between 2007 and 2013. He has served as a panelist and panel manager for two agencies in the United States Department of Agriculture. He has also served as a panelist for the US Department of Energy and several regional and state review panels. These experiences have been the inspiration and source for this book.
Dr. Vaughan has been prolific grant awardee and has had funding for most of his career. He has been awarded over $1 million as PI (principal investigator) or Co-PI in several dozen grants from USDA, NSF, and regional and state agencies, not including grants awarded to him as a doctoral student at Penn State.
He currently resides in Montgomery, Alabama with his wife and family. He can be contacted through his WordPress blog, "The Reviewers Eye".
The Reviewer's Eye | The Things I've Seen Behind the Scenes
http://reviewerseye.wordpress.com/

Reviews

[✨ Gramy ✨ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this in a give-a-way through Goodreads. Unfortunately, many distractions have kept me from reading the entire book yet. The parts that I have had the opportunity to peruse have been informative. I am sure it will be a competent guide when it is time for us to utilize the well thought out content.

[Creolecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

For work.

[Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Over the years I have written many applications for small grants, but I've been a bit nervous about the really large grants because of the intense competition for those funds. Dr. Vaughan has written a wonderful step-by-step guide for the process of grant writing with review panels in mind. Each phase of the application is broken down and explained from the reviewer's point-of-view. Everything from how a review panel is assembled, to the reviewer's role, and the review process is laid out for the reader. Then the steps for applying for funds are thoroughly shown, from choosing the right grantor to following up after the review panel's response; it is all spelled out with examples from Dr. Vaughan's own experiences (as both an applicant and a reviewer).

I really appreciate that the author took the time to share the knowledge and wisdom he has gained through his involvement in grant writing. The additional resources he offers in the back of the book and on his blog, "The Reviewer's Eye," are very helpful. Whether you are just getting started on your first grant application, or are looking to improve your existing skills - this is a guide that I would definitely recommend. For more of Dr. Vaughan's advice, please visit http://reviewerseye.wordpress.com.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was lucky enough to receive a copy of Reviewer Focused Grant Writing through Goodreads, and I am so glad that I did. Vaughan gives the reader a glimpse of the proposal process from a reviewer's perspective which is helpful in seeing what the reviewer may be looking for or what will make your proposal stand out from the reviewer end. Vaughan provides the reader with tips of what moves a proposal from Some Merit to Very Fundable. I liked how the book was set up with the author going into details about each section with helpful hints but also having a handy action section at the end of each chapter going over the highlights of the chapter as well as a handy reference checklist of what to do before you submit. Overall I found this book to be extremely helpful and would definitely recommend checking it out if you need help with making your proposals stand out.

[J M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Must say that this was such a great book to win on Goodreads. most helpful in grant writing and at the library we need just this kind of informatio to do a better job.