Are you submitting a proposal to the SSHRC Standard Research Grant competition this fall?
The SRG program is very competitive. The budget has been effectively frozen for several years but more and more people are applying and the average amount requested goes up every year.
Excellent proposals are not funded every year.
That’s right. Not funded.
That means that getting funding is like winning an Olympic medal. You have to beat a lot of other excellent researchers for a limited number of prizes.
No elite athlete would compete in the Olympics without a coach.
The athlete runs the race. The coach helps the athlete achieve their best result.
So why do so many researchers not even seek help with their grant proposals?
I find it interesting that my most enthusiastic clients are those that have had repeated success in grant competitions. Successful academics know that getting an external review of your proposal can make a big difference to your competitiveness.
I can be your coach
You are an excellent researcher. You know the literature relevant to your proposal better than I do. You know what you want to do.
But sometimes you are so close to the research that you can’t see the details that need to be there to convince a grant selection committee. Or miss important steps in your argument.
Just like an athlete has a coach to help fine tune his performance, you can hire me to help you fine-tune your application.
Early-Bird Price ends August 15th
My special early-bird price for detailed comments on your proposal ends on August 15th. Pay a deposit now. Download your copy of “Writing Your SSHRC Grant Proposal”. Get that draft into shape and send it in before Friday August 15 for the special low price of $200.
Not sure you can get it done?
Spend $50 on a push out of the snowbank. 
We’ll talk through your proposal on the phone (30 minutes) so you have a plan for getting it done and to me for comments.
That’s still only $250 to improve your chances of getting the grant and to reduce your stress.
Why the rush?
Well, in addition to the great early-bird price, getting this proposal off your desk in mid-August leaves you free to focus on getting reading for the beginning of term.
You aren’t going to get anything substantial done on the proposal in the first couple of weeks of term anyway.
This way, you come back to it fresh and you have comments to guide your revision. And you’ll still get it in to the research office by their deadline.
You don’t have to struggle.
Having me read and comment on your draft proposal saves you time. It enables you to get on with the other things only you can do.
And maybe hang out on the deck with your family and friends before the summer is gone.
