Funding Your Science
Navigating grant funding is critical for scientific success. Understanding the application, review and award process can help you advance your science.
Inside Grant Funding
Program officers and study section reviewers share their tips for securing research dollars.
Writing and Managing a Grant 
Considerations
for creating a grant proposal, reviewing grant review summary statements and comments and managing a funded grant. Providing and Responding to NIH Grant Peer Review and Receiving and Responding to Grant Reviews
Talk 1 provides an overview of the role and responsibilities of NIH grant peer reviewers
and NIH grant reviews. Talk 2 (37:50) offers considerations for receiving and responding to grant reviews from an early career perspective.
Career Gateway
Other Resources to Discover
- How To Tips for Federal Grants, Grants.gov Community Blog
Scientific Rigor and Reproducibility
Improving scientific rigor and transparency of research are cornerstones of promoting scientific advancement. From grant application requirements to publication standards, there are several steps for accurately reporting your science.
Why Scientific Rigor Matters and Ways to Improve It
Talks describe efforts to increase scientific rigor through training students in research design, more transparent reporting of research findings, and better approaches to data visualization.Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Preclinical Animal Research Design
Talks highlight considerations of factors to consider in designing rigorous preclinical animal studies.
APS Rigor and Reproducibility Checklist
Resources on the requirements and policies for publishing research in APS journals.Other Resources to Discover
- Nine Pitfalls of Research Misconduct, Nature, 2018
- Rigor and Reproducibility Resources, National Institutes of Health
- Clearinghouse for Training Modules to Enhance Data Reproducibility, National Institutes of Health
- A Call for Transparent Reporting to Optimize the Predictive Value of Preclinical Research, Nature, 2012
Communicating Your Science
Communicating science is a critical and acquired skill. Learn more about the many ways you can discuss your work and the factors that can impact how effectively you communicate your science.
NEW: Writing, Reviewing and Promoting Your Manuscript Tip Sheets
Trainee Symposium (EB 2022) speakers share tips from their talks on navigating
the publishing process -from the early writing stages to the review process to how to best promote a newly published manuscript..
NEW: Navigating Career Obstacles: Ethics in Publishing and Experimental Design
Mentoring Symposium speakers share tips from their EB 2022 talks on navigating challenges in ethics of research design and publishing.How to Advocate for Science
Effectively sharing your story with non-scientific audiences is critical to advocate
for and support your science. This talk highlights how information is effectively exchanged and how you can uniquely share your science.
Promoting Your Research After It is Published
Promoting your article can increase the visibility, impact, and citations of your work. APS offers tips to maximize the impact of your work.To Share or Not to Share
Researchers grapple with the value—and risk—of sharing unpublished data at conferences.
Communication Skills for Small and Large Audiences
Audience size impacts presentation style. These talks highlight common presentation
scenarios that scientists experience and tactics to simplify and strengthen your message and grow your scientific reach. (Talk 2 starts at 23.40)
Writing and Reviewing for Scientific Journals
This Professional Skills Training Course provides feedback from APS journal editors and highly-published authors to help improve a manuscript and learn about the journal submission process.Publishing 101: Best Practices for Reporting your Findings
Panel provides tips to guide authors through the research submission and peer review processes, publication ethics, and rigor and reproducibility. Talks include an overview of APS journals, crafting effective revisions (9:26), picking your “home” journals (25:50), engaging with journals on social media (46:23) and new rigor and reproducibility initiatives (1:05:53).Brand You
Cultivating a unique, but genuine, professional brand makes your science stand out.Other Resources to Discover
