Introduction to the Specific Aims Page of a Grant Proposal.

Acad Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.

Published: September 2018


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Grant writing starts with crafting an effective specific aims page. This page should be a succinct combination of sales pitch and science. The specific aims page demonstrates a problem and a gap in current knowledge and suggests a solution. It proposes aims that work toward a defended solution and reveal the impact of the proposal on the problem, the field, and future research. The language must be efficient and persuasive; the presentation must drive a reviewer to support the proposal. Here we present a recipe for an effective specific aims page.

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