Writing Skills for Research (Academic and Grant Applications)

This research article outlines strategies for using promotional language to boost grant success. It discusses the shift in language when switching modes from writing a scientific paper, where you are expected to remain objective, to writing a grant application, where your aim is to convince or persuade the fund holders of the value of your project/research.

With a focus on scientific promotional language, which may help to convey an innovative idea’s originality and significance, this article is helpful reading if you are planning to make a grant application.