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What to Expect When Writing an NRSA: Advice from Personal Experience

What to Expect When Writing an NRSA: Advice from Personal Experience. Stephanie N. Washburn APA Science Student Council. What Not to Do. Procrastinate. What to Do. Don’t Procrastinate It will take longer than you think

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What to Expect When Writing an NRSA: Advice from Personal Experience

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  1. What to Expect When Writing an NRSA: Advice from Personal Experience Stephanie N. Washburn APA Science Student Council

  2. What Not to Do • Procrastinate

  3. What to Do • Don’t Procrastinate • It will take longer than you think • You will spend an equal amount of time (or even more) filling out the supplementary information • Read the instructions carefully • Know ahead of time what information you must gather • Transcripts, etc. • Decide on your references • Ask them ahead of time

  4. What to Do • Find out if your institution has a place that handles grants (i.e. a research foundation) • Talk to other students in your area who have written NRSAs • They are invaluable • Gather examples from others students • Preferably ones that have been funded • Talk to your advisor/sponsor long before the deadline • They have to fill out Section 2

  5. What to Do • Get biographical sketches for sponsor and any collaborators

  6. What to Expect • Confusion downloading application • PHS 416-1 • http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/416/phs416.htm • Space issues • Font (Arial 11 pt) • Paragraph spacing (12 pt within/6 pt between) • Spacing between sentences • Sections E-K • Rejection

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