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10. Persist and Resubmit
As an academic researcher, you are likely used to being tops in everything. You may have been top of your graduating class from preschool through college or may have won dozens of scholarships based on your writing. Grant writing is different.
There is only so much money to go around, and way more people seeking that small pool of money. So, don’t expect to get funded on your first submission. Re-submission is not failure, it’s actually normal. Also, those who submit more frequently, get funded. So, make sure
you post this mantra on your computer screen and read it often: Persist!
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