Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
CBE Life Sci Educ. 2013 Fall;12(3):419-28. doi: 10.1187/cbe.12-05-0058.
Grantsmanship is an integral component of surviving and thriving in academic science, especially in the current funding climate. Therefore, any additional opportunities to write, read, and review grants during graduate school may have lasting benefits on one's career. We present here our experience with a small, student-run grant program at Georgetown University Medical Center. Founded in 2010, this program has several goals: 1) to give graduate students an opportunity to conduct small, independent research projects; 2) to encourage graduate students to write grants early and often; and 3) to give graduate students an opportunity to review grants. In the 3 yr since the program's start, 28 applications have been submitted, 13 of which were funded for a total of $40,000. From funded grants, students have produced abstracts and manuscripts, generated data to support subsequent grant proposals, and made new professional contacts with collaborators. Above and beyond financial support, this program provided both applicants and reviewers an opportunity to improve their writing skills, professional development, and understanding of the grants process, as reflected in the outcome measures presented. With a small commitment of time and funding, other institutions could implement a program like this to the benefit of their graduate students.
科研资助能力是学术科研领域生存和发展的重要组成部分，尤其是在当前的资助环境下。因此，在研究生阶段，任何增加的撰写、阅读和评审科研资助申请的机会都可能对个人的职业发展产生持久的影响。在这里，我们介绍了乔治敦大学医学中心一个小型的、由学生运营的科研资助项目的经验。该项目成立于 2010 年，有以下几个目标：1）为研究生提供开展小型独立研究项目的机会；2）鼓励研究生尽早频繁地撰写科研资助申请；3）为研究生提供评审科研资助申请的机会。自项目启动以来的 3 年中，共提交了 28 份申请，其中 13 份获得资助，总金额为 4 万美元。从获得资助的项目中，学生们产生了摘要和手稿，获得了支持后续资助申请的数据，并与合作者建立了新的专业联系。除了经济支持外，该项目还为申请人和评审人提供了提高写作技能、专业发展和对资助过程理解的机会，这反映在呈现的结果衡量标准中。只需投入少量的时间和资金，其他机构就可以实施这样的项目，使他们的研究生受益。
