On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers.

ABSTRACT: To estimate the time spent by the researchers for preparing grant proposals, and to examine whether spending more time increase the chances of success. Observational study. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia. Researchers who submitted one or more NHMRC Project Grant proposals in March 2012. Total researcher time spent preparing proposals; funding success as predicted by the time spent. The NHMRC received 3727 proposals of which 3570 were reviewed and 731 (21%) were funded. Among our 285 participants who submitted 632 proposals, 21% were successful. Preparing a new proposal took an average of 38 working days of researcher time and a resubmitted proposal took 28 working days, an overall average of 34 days per proposal. An estimated 550 working years of rese

SUBMITTER: Herbert DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3664356 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature