How to get grant money in the humanities and social sciences / Raphael Brewster Folsom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Folsom, Raphael Brewster, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, Domestic--United States.

Economic assistance, Domestic.

Administrative agencies--United States.

Administrative agencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A valuable and engaging guide to applying for-and getting-grants in the humanities and social sciences Scholars in the humanities and social sciences need money to do research. This book shows them how to get it. In this accessible volume, Raphael Folsom shares proven strategies in a series of short, witty chapters. It features tips on how graduate students, postdocs, and young faculty members can present themselves and their work in the best possible light. The book covers the basics of the grant-writing process, including finding a mentor, organizing a writing workshop, conceptualizing the project on a larger scale, and tailoring an application for specific submissions. The book includes interviews with nine of the most respected scholars in the country, each of whom has evaluated thousands of grant applications. The first authoritative book on the subject, Folsom's indispensable work will become a must-have resource for years to come.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

Part I. PRINCIPLES

Part II. INGREDIENTS

Part III. PROCESS

Part IV. INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-24073-2

OCLC:

1076873289