This book is a guide to writing scientific research proposals
for submission to funding agencies. It approaches the topic by
placing it in the larger context of planning and carrying out a
research project, offering guidance on selecting a suitable
research topic, organizing and planning the project, identifying a
funding agency, writing the proposal, and managing the funded
project. The book also discusses the ethical responsibilities of
the researcher, the proposal review process, and how to deal with
declination of a proposal. The author's 25 years of experience as
an NSF program officer lend the book a unique insider's perspective
on the proposal writing and research funding process. Because of
that experience, the author is able to anticipate and answer the
questions that researchers most frequently ask when preparing to
write a proposal, and also to explain how program officers think
about proposals when they are making funding decisions.