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Key Aspects of Grant Applications: The Surgical Viewpoint

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Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology

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In this chapter, we begin by examining the background of funding for surgical research, the relevance of surgical research and the unique aspects of the surgical research proposal. We shall consider different types of grant application and funding agency, the grant review process and shall use these considerations as the backdrop upon which the principles and mechanics of writing a grant proposal shall be described. Both clinical and basic science research applications will be considered and we shall conclude by discussing the programme grant.

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  1. The Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Building, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, UK

    Bari Murtuza & Thanos Athanasiou

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  1. Dept. Biosurgery & Surgical Technology, Imperial College London St. Mary's Hospital London, 10th floor QEQM Bldg. Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom

    Thanos Athanasiou  & Ara Darzi  & 

  2. UCSF Global Health Sciences, 3333 California Street, Suite 285, San Francisco L, CA, 94143-0443, USA

    Haile Debas

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Murtuza, B., Athanasiou, T. (2010). Key Aspects of Grant Applications: The Surgical Viewpoint. In: Athanasiou, T., Debas, H., Darzi, A. (eds) Key Topics in Surgical Research and Methodology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71915-1_44

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