Winning Research Funding

Building the new architecture of crisis management: Global experts' insights on best and worst practices for securing external funding

“…Challenges include limited capacity to cover complex topics, as well as unifying voices when different disciplines use different terms and/or approaches (Friedland et al, 2018). Designating lead author(s) for proposals can help (Rothstein, 2019) along with clear communication among team members (Peters, 2003). Multidisciplinary proposals tend to have large teams creating management challenges in unifying research streams (Friedland et al, 2018).…”

“…It is important to justify the focus, including explaining theories and principles in a manner that is understandable to an interdisciplinary audience (National Communication Association, 2019). Significance is furthered by showing how success will be evaluated (Friedland et al, 2018; Peters, 2003; Rothstein, 2019). So called hot funding ideas can come from priorities identified in funders' calls for proposals, researchers' professional experiences, the professional literature, theoretical advancements and enhancements to diversity, equity and inclusion (Gitlin & Lyons, 2008).…”

“…A strong proposal does not overpromise in terms of deliverables, has a reasonable timeframe, and includes a budget that accounts for all project costs (Gitlin & Lyons, 2014; National Communication Association, 2019; Peters, 2003). Budgets should be realistic (Walker & Unruh, 2018).…”