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如何撰写科研经费申请书
Writing Grant Applications
导读
一位计算机教授把自己写科研资助申请的经验拆成几条朴素建议：先想清楚评审是谁、他们想要什么，再把提案当作一个故事来讲。评论区从业内视角补充了关键一环——动笔前先联系项目主管对齐目标。对任何需要说服陌生读者掏钱、点头的写作者都有参考价值。
可以直接用的写作要点
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先找到一个能立得住的故事，申请书里的逻辑、结构、措辞都从这个故事派生，而不是反过来。
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动笔前先联系项目主管或目标读者，弄清他们真正想要什么；写得再漂亮，方向不对也是白费。
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把新想法拆解成几个最基本的组成部分，再按逻辑链条一段段推进，让评审不用费力就能跟上。
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把评审方当成队友而不是考官，尽早、反复地沟通，让他们帮你把申请写得更好。
HN 评论精选
先找到故事，其余写作技巧都服务于它。
我是全职的职业资助申请撰写人。让申请脱颖而出的技巧有上百条，但不管什么类型的资助，我告诉每个人最重要的一点都是：你需要一个故事。其他一切都从这个故事派生——比如你能否把逻辑推进有效地传达出来，以及其他远不止填表和这篇博客概括的那些技术层面。找到那个故事，你的申请就能跳出来。大多数人只想要钱，却根本不知道拿到钱需要什么。
mindfulhack查看英文原文
I'm a successful full-time professional grantwriter. There are about 100 tricks in the book for standing out from the pack, though not all apply to all categories or instances of grants. But no matter what type of grant it is, the biggest point I tell people is this: You need a story. All other aspects flow from that. (E.g. how effectively you can communicate the flow of logic in the writing, and other technical aspects which include much more than just the text boxes and what this blog summarily describes.) Find that story, then it will rise above the pack. Most people want grant money but have no idea what it takes to get it.
资助评审既不透明也未必公正，值得考虑绕开它另找支持者。
资助申请基本是浪费时间，等于写一篇小型论文，只为了换一张买彩票的资格。评审过程极不透明，往往偏向评审者自己人，决策中还有与实际能力无关的随机因素。更糟的是，评审和资助方本身常常没资格做这种判断，也没有能力和动力去追踪资助的实际成效。总之，在学术界需要钱，最好的办法要么是自己有钱，要么找到几个真正相信你和你目标的个人资助者；在 HN 上的人，后一条其实比走正规资助更可行，长期看也给你更多安全感和自由。
forgingahead查看英文原文
Grant applications are generally a waste of time, akin to writing a mini-thesis just so you have the opportunity to buy a lottery ticket. Grant awarding is also incredibly opaque, and generally very biased to the reviewers (ie, corrupt), with random variables playing a part in decision making that have no bearing on the actual capabilities of the grant-writers. Worse, reviewers and grant-makers themselves are generally unqualified to make such grants, and as such, have no ability nor incentive to track the success of grants issued. All in all, if you need money in academia, your best bet is to either be independently wealthy to fund your ideas, or find a few direct personal benefactors who believe in you and your general goals. *Edit -- if you are here in HN, then your ability to do the latter suggestion (find a few personal benefactors) is actually much more within reach than getting funded through a grant -- it is certainly worth your time to explore that option, and in the long-run will provide you more security and freedom to really explore your field and interests.
区分「写想法」的乐趣与「推销」的消耗，做好心理准备。
资助流程很糟糕。我在美国当第二年助理教授，真希望几年前就知道它有多糟。虽然我的第一个联邦（NSF）项目拿到了资助，但过程是我做过最耗人的事之一。我喜欢把一个新鲜有趣的念头拆成基本部件的解谜感，也喜欢写作，但我不喜欢推销、7% 的资助率、等八个月才知道第二个申请被拒，还有大量繁琐的附加材料。
azhenley查看英文原文
The grant process is terrible. I’m a second year professor in the US and wish I had known how terrible this process is years ago. Even though my first federal grant (NSF) was funded, the process was one of the most draining things I have ever done. I loved the puzzle of breaking down a new, fun idea into its fundamental parts and I enjoy writing. But I do not enjoy the salesmanship, the 7% funding rate, the 8 months I waited to find out my second proposal was rejected, or the laborious amounts of supplemental documents.
先对齐资助方的目标，再谈怎么写。
这篇漏了一个关键环节：打电话给项目主管，弄清他们想要什么。如果你要做的事与该项目的目标不一致，你永远拿不到有分量的资助。你的项目不必完全吻合，但必须服务于该项目的事业，否则写得再好也注定无望。好的项目主管乐意与申请人沟通，会帮你把申请做得更好——你需要他们，他们也需要你。尽早、频繁地建立这种合作关系。
ISL查看英文原文
This is missing a key ingredient. Call the Program Officer and figure out what they want. If what you want to do doesn't align with what they're trying to achieve with the program, you will never get meaningful funding. Your project need not align exactly, but it must support the cause of the program, otherwise it is dead in the water, no matter how well-written. Good Program Officers are happy to communicate with PIs, and will help them make great applications. You need them, and they need you. Build that team. Do it early and often.
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