Facilitating grant proposal writing in health behaviors for university faculty: A descriptive study
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2012
Abstract
Grant proposal writing in the behavioral sciences is important for fiscal reasons and scientific reasons at many universities. This report describes a grant proposal-writing seminar series provided to University faculty (N = 20) and explores factors facilitating and impeding writing. Summary statistics are provided for quantitative data. Free responses were sorted by independent raters into meaningful categories. As a consequence of the training, 45% planned to submit within 18 months; 80% of grant proposals targeted NIH. At 1-year follow-up, 40% actually submitted grants. Factors impeding grant proposal writing included competing professional demands; factors facilitating writing included regularly scheduled feedback on written proposal sections and access to expert collaborators. Obtaining grants generates financial resources, facilitates training experiences, and vastly contributes to the growth and dissemination of the knowledge base in an area. © 2012 Society for Public Health Education.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Health Promotion Practice
Volume
13
Issue
1
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Stein, L. A.R., M. Clair, R. Lebeau, J. O. Prochaska, J. S. Rossi, and J. Swift. "Facilitating grant proposal writing in health behaviors for university faculty: A descriptive study." Health Promotion Practice 13, 1 (2012): 71-80. doi: 10.1177/1524839910385895.