title: Getting funded: writing a successful qualitative small-project proposal.
abstract: As a program of research is developed, the small-project grant is a perfect means for initiating discrete projects to build support for larger funding. The author describes the development of a successful small qualitative project proposal on the disabling effects of osteoporosis. She dissects the process of writing a small-project proposal to assist novice or junior researchers in securing funding for small projects that, she hopes, will build toward funding on a larger scale. Major portions of the proposal are included in this article to demonstrate the keys to success in getting small qualitative projects funded.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University, 203A Health and Human Development East, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA. jlp198@psu.edu
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Penrod
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards*; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014956:Writing