Abstract :
An innovative research idea does not mean a successful grant application.^1,2 Convincing details about the feasibility and the team are important grant winning combinations in a competitive grant review.^3 Once reviewers have understood the research project, they turn their attention to the proposed budget.^1 A well-justified budget plan aligned with the research needs, feasibility, team, and institutional infrastructure is the tipping point in favour of an application.^4 What reviewers are looking for is to be convinced that their approval is giving the best bang for the buck.^1,3-5 The aim of this short communication is to provide new investigators the essentials of presenting the budget in a research grant application with a fictive example.
