41st Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology
and 9th International Conference on Bacillus thuringiensis

Both new and experienced investigators have to deal with the writing of grants to support their research programs. This is not a trivial task, even for veteran scientists this is always a challenge. It is a competition after all! Grant writing is perhaps not a top priority skill that most graduate students consider for their degree requirements. In most cases and even before graduate, grant-writing becomes a necessary reality that one cannot evade. Moreover, with current success rates falling to 50% or below, the difference between success and failure often results not just from the quality of the science, but from the quality of the grant application. In this presentation I will summarize major aspects to consider when writing peer-reviewed research grant applications that may apply to most granting agencies.