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Components of a successful grant application Ann Crosland 10.5.13 Getting started Read guidance Ensure you are eligible to apply and that your proposed research is within scope If possible read previous successful applications to help understand what is required Get to know how the proposal will be reviewed, and by whom, you need to write with these people, or people like them, in mind The front end Ensure your title is clear, concise and descriptive Set out your aims and objectives or your research question very clearly (please do not use both) Your aim, question or objective should be written in exactly the same way each time it is referred to throughout the document Research design overview Ensure your design maps back directly to aims or research question Treat each element as a separate work package if your study has a number of key stages/methods Provide enough detail so that the study could be replicated by someone else If it asks for the proposal to be written in lay language check it out with lay relatives Components of the programme of research Background/ rationale Literature should be used to tell the story as to why this research is important and what gap it is seeking to address Include all key authors Research methods Ensure that you include all aspects of sampling, data collection and analysis sampling Who or what? How you will access participants/samples e.g. through gatekeepers How you will approach participants Sample size with power calculation if necessary Contingencies if fail to recruit Data collection What methods How will they be applied and by whom If multiple methods are to be used how they map back onto the research objectives/question How mixed methods relate to each other and build into a coherent whole Separate into work packages if using multiple methods Data analysis Ensuring quality of data Methods of analysis including statistical tests How will be applied and by whom Explain parameters of analysis Ensure all questions are an