Compass Guide: How to Write Research Grants

Writing effective research grants is both art and science – and an essential skill for academics and researchers.

In this Compass Guide book, Dr Sandra Mandic shares insights from her own 20+ years learning journey of mastering research grant writing skills and securing over NZD $2 million in research funding.

Book details

This book covers the following areas:

• Essentials of research grant writing
• Research grant proposals: What good looks like
• Supplementary information to strengthen research grants
• Navigating the research grant environment
• Strategies for mastering research grant writing skills

This 111-page book is written using the same unique writing style as other Compass Guide books with infographics and various examples from real world successful research grant applications and no use of artificial intelligence tools.

This book focuses on providing guidance for writing effective research grant applications to support academic research. However, many of the principles and best practices discussed in this book are also relevant to research funding applications in other sectors, including government, public sector, industry and not-for-profit organisations.

Dr Sandra Mandic sincerely hopes that this book will serve many as a valuable guide as they navigate challenges of securing research funding, celebrate successes and embrace lessons learned along the way

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Note: This 6-book package currently does not include the book “Compass Guide: How to Write Research Grants”.

The 7-book package – which will include the book “Compass Guide: How to Write Research Grants” – will be available from early 2027.

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