INDEX

1. Introduction
2. Before you start to write
3. The Application
3.1 General
3.2 Timetable
3.3 First / Title Page
3.4 Abstract / Summary of Proposal
3.5 Recommended External Reviewers
3.6 Proposed Research
  3.6.1 General
  3.6.2 Specific
  3.6.2.1 Hypothesis and Long-Term Objective
    3.6.2.2 Specific Aims
    3.6.2.3 Background and Significance : Current State of Knowledge
    3.6.2.4 Progress
    3.6.2.5 Preliminary Data / Studies
    3.6.2.6 Research Design and Methods
  3.7 Budget
  3.8 Other Grants Received / Pending
  3.9 Appended Documents
  3.10 Publications
4. Common Errors Made
  4.1 By New Applicants
  4.2 By Established Investigators
5. Appendix : Outline of the Review Process
6. Acknowledgements