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Editing Academic Research Grants in Canada
Welcome to Editing Academic Research Grants in Canada
Welcome! (1:46)
Why Do Academics Need Grants Editors?
What Do Academics Need from their Editors?
Who is This Course for?
Navigating the Course
The Funding Landscape
The Funding Landscape
The Funding Landscape for Freelancers and In-House Grants Editors (1:44)
The Big Federal Funders
Other National Funders
Provincial and Regional Funders
Not-for-Profit and Philanthropic Funders
International Funders
Summary: The Funding Landscape
Quiz: Know Your Funders
Working with Grant Applicants
Working with Grant Applicants
Who is Your Client?
How to Give Feedback that Clients Can Hear
Timeline to Submission
Summary: Working with Grant Applicants
Editing the Proposal
Editing the Proposal
Structure of the Proposal
1. The First Page of the Proposal
2. The Middle Pages of the Proposal
3. The Closing One or Two Pages of a Proposal
Summary: Editing the Proposal
Formatting the Proposal
Formatting the Proposal
Why Should Editors Care About Layout and Formatting? (2:31)
Key Principles in Formatting
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity
Summary: Formatting the Proposal
Exercise: Talk through a Proposal Edit
Images and Timelines
Images and Timelines
Images in Grant Applications
Creating Effective Timelines
Figures and Images
Formatting Images and Figures
Reference Guide: The Proposal Format Checklist
Summary: Images and Timeslines
Exercise: Edit a Project Timeline
Budgets and Budget Justifications
Budgets and Budget Justifications
Aligning the Budget
Types of Budget Items
Budget Calculations and Justifications
Compensating Trainees
Considerations with Budget Items
Summary: Budgets and Budget Justifications
Exercise: Create a Budget Justification
Training Plans
Training Plans
Key Terms to Know
Structuring the Training Plan
1. Opening Overview
2. Training Format and Details (14:19)
3. Responsibilities by Degree Level
4. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) (0:36)
5. Feasibility
Summary: Training Plans
Quiz: Know Your Training Plans
Partnerships and the Sharing of Knowledge
Partnerships and the Sharing of Knowledge
Knowledge Sharing in Grant Applications
Key Terms in Knowledge Sharing
Making a Knowledge Mobilization Plan
Thinking about Knowledge Mobilization and Partnerships
Working With Community and Industry Partners
Partnering with Indigenous Communities
1. Centre Indigenous Voice in Research Design
2. Relationship and Trust in Collaborations
3. Compensation and Budgetary Considerations
4. Indigenous Cultural Property and Publication
Summary: Partnerships and the Sharing of Knowledge
Quiz: Know Your Partnerships
Other Common Modules
Other Common Modules
What's Left to Do on the Application?
Abstracts: Their Function in Peer Review
Abstracts: Editing Them Well
Lay Summaries: Their Function in Peer Review
Lay Summaries: Editing Them Well
Bios and CCVs: Their Function in Peer Review
Bios and CCVs: Editing Them Well
Summary: Other Common Components
Graduate and Postdoctoral Funding
Graduate and Postdoctoral Funding
Working on Graduate and Postdoctoral Applications
Canada Graduate Scholarships
The CGS Proposal
Research Question, Context, and Objectives
Methodology
Academic Background and Suitability of Institution
Timeline
Postdoctoral Applications
Recurring Open Competitions
Recurring Competitions Hosted by an Institution or Centre
One-Time Competition (Often Sponsored by a Faculty Grant)
Summary: Graduate and Postdoctoral Funding
Getting Work
Getting Work
Getting Experience
Volunteer Work
In-House Work
Informational Interviews
Job Interviews
Freelance Work
Content Marketing
Summary: Getting Work
Exercise: Develop a Content Marketing Strategy
What to Read Next
What to Read Next
Following Conversations
Tools for Grants Editors
Books about Academic Writing and Research Grants
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Ask Dr. Editor
Comments, Questions, Feedback?
Thank You and Good Luck!
What's Left to Do on the Application?
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