Strategie pisania podań o dotacje badań dla młodych pracowników nauki: z perspektywy amerykańskiego uniwersytetu publicznego
Successful grant-writing strategies for junior scientists: an American public university perspective

Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article was to summarize selected successful grant-writing strategies from the perspective of an American public university faculty member. Early sections focused on describing the American public university system aspects that constitute the background to incentivizing and rewarding successful grant-writing. The latter sections focused on examples of resources, from the personal to the national level for grant-wring. The article concluded with tips for successful grant-writing for junior scientists that are known to work regardless of the academic system. The author is a faculty member of one of the first public universities in the U.S. and a member of #1 ranked department in the U.S. in the area of agricultural and biological engineering. The author had a great opportunity to mentor junior scientists in Poland as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar. This article is a timely contribution to the ongoing efforts to reform the Polish university system. Specific solutions dealing with promoting and incentivizing excellence discussed in this article can be a useful input for consideration.

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