title: Grantsmanship: achieving success in research funding.
abstract: High-quality research is seldom feasible without skillful grantsmanship. Like most skills it is learnt and then improved by practice. Fortunately, there is a consistent formula to constructing a research grant, provided certain guidelines are followed. The grant application need not be a significant barrier between a good idea and its realization in improvements to patient care. This paper outlines the essential principles in the construction of the successful research grant application.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. D.Gotley@mailbox.uq.edu.au
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gotley
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D012109:Research Support as Topic