Department of Surgery, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Surgery. 2022 Feb;171(2):342-347. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.06.002. Epub 2021 Jun 29.
In the scheme of developing an application for funding from any federal or foundation source, it is reasonable to place significant attention on the science. However, it is also imperative to remember that your budget is what will provide the resources to make sure you can complete your proposed investigations and, as such, deserves appropriate consideration. In the competitive arena of extramural funding, funding agencies are incentivized to ensure that the funds committed to research will yield maximum impact. A well-thought-out budget demonstrates to the funding agency 2 key factors: (1) that you understand the needs of the project and (2) you have a realistic expectation of the project costs. When these 2 things are communicated to the funding agency, in addition to the significance of your science, it is more likely that you will receive the budget you request. Herein, we put forth the fundamentals for preparing your budget and the nuances that may help you not only be in compliance but also improve your chances of success. This article will discuss issues to consider when designing a budget for large research grants, using the NIH R&R Budget as a prototype.
在为任何联邦或基金会来源的资助申请制定计划时，合理地将大量注意力放在科学上是很重要的。然而，同样不可忽视的是，你的预算将为你提供完成拟议研究的资源，因此值得给予适当的考虑。在外部资助的竞争环境中，资助机构有动力确保投入研究的资金能产生最大的影响。一个经过深思熟虑的预算向资助机构展示了两个关键因素：(1) 你了解项目的需求；(2) 你对项目成本有现实的预期。当这两个因素传达给资助机构时，除了你的科学意义重大之外，你更有可能获得你所要求的预算。在这里，我们提出了编制预算的基本原则，以及可能有助于你不仅合规，而且提高成功机会的细微差别。本文将讨论在为大型研究资助设计预算时需要考虑的问题，以 NIH R&R 预算作为原型。
