title: Grant-Writing Pearls and Pitfalls: Maximizing Funding Opportunities.
abstract: This invited article reviews the grant process to include the following objectives: (1) to provide an understanding of otolaryngology funding mechanisms in the context of career progression; (2) to outline key components of a well-written grant; (3) to highlight vital members of a successful research team, with emphasis on the mentor-mentee relationship; and (4) to clarify grant scoring with emphasis on common pitfalls to avoid. Current otolaryngology funding mechanisms and up-to-date resources are provided. The review is aimed to assist otolaryngology residents, faculty new to the grant process, as well as experienced researchers striving to improve their grant review scores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pynnonen
authors.affiliation: UCLA Head and Neck Cancer Program, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Maie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: St John
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
authors.forename: Eben L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: Marion E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Couch
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA cschmalb@iu.edu.
authors.forename: Cecelia E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Schmalbach
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics*; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000191:economics*; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards*
keywords: CORE; NIH; grant funding; research