Get funded : an insider's guide to building an academic research program / Robert J. Trew, North Carolina State University.

"The Department of Energy also provides support for research and development, with an emphasis in the field of electrical engineering, nuclear engineering, and other disciplines associated with energy research. This support originates back to 1946 with the Manhattan Project and the development of nu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trew, Robert J. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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Physical Description:xvi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A brief history of research funding in the United States
  • The academic recruitment process: position announcement through performance reviews
  • Getting started and marketing your research
  • Know where the money is
  • Making contact and communicating with program managers and program directors
  • The proposal
  • Cautions and other concerns
  • You're on your way.