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<p>The July 7, 2010 issue of the <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Chronicle
of Higher Education</span></em> features an <a
href="http://chronicle.com/article/Becoming-a-Successful/66133/" target="_blank">article</a>
by David Stone, director of the Office of Sponsored Projects at <strong>Northern
Illinois University</strong>, on how to become a successful principal
investigator. As Stone describes, it is not enough to have a great idea; a
researcher must also be well positioned, both as a scholar and as a researcher
(these are two different roles in his view), to get the attention of reviewers.
The process should be started long before a grant proposal is written, through
efforts to raise the investigator&#8217;s profile in the eyes of potential
reviewers, by being an active part of the ongoing conversation in the
discipline, and by developing a solid understanding of the rules of the game.
(Grants Resource Center)<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Natalie Henderson<br>
Sponsored Programs Coordinator<br>
Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<br>
Graduate Studies &amp; Research<br>
P O Box 3011<br>
Commerce, TX 75429-3011<br>
Phone: 903/886-5161<br>
Fax: 903/468-8784</span><o:p></o:p></p>

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