Checking how interactive is the Mastodon community 😁 .
What general advice would you give to someone who is writing a grant for the first time? Asking for a friend 😅 .
@lindedomingo I like to start the process with a reading week, either for inspiration or making a vague idea more concrete. Then start writing down ideas as soon as possible, and work on that document as often as possible.
Reading other people’s proposals, and reviewing grants for various funders, is one of the most valuable things! The best proposals are written in simple terms, explain clearly, and make the problem & solution crystal clear to me early on. That’s my two-pence!
@lindedomingo You can ping me anytime if you wanna bounce your ideas off someone. Curious to hear what you’re thinking up! Knowing you, must be something interesting.
@mariawimber thank you! For sure I would love to discuss these ideas with you.
Right now I am jumping between the classic states of (i) this idea is great 🤯 (ii) but so obvious that I am sure someone did/tried it before 😔. (iii) If not, probably it is not such a good idea 😬 .
Thank you so much @mariawimber! This is super helpful.