Category Archives: grant wrangling

Friday Wednesday Quiz-ology

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Yes folks, it’s time for another fun quiz from my puzzle-a-day desk calendar!   I was going to save this for Friday, but I just submitted a grant after much stress and panic and lost sleep,* so I could do … Continue reading →

Posted in career, competition, English language, grant wrangling, nature, science, silliness, technology | 91 Comments

Adobe: Acrobat, eh?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

You must be very bendy. Perhaps you could go fuck yourself? Yup, grant crankiness time. As part of the current grant application, I need to assemble details of every grant currently held and applied for by all eight of the … Continue reading →

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Busy busy busy…

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…working on an extremely cool grant, due Wednesday. I want this one to get funded soooo badly – the science is so cool and the potential impact so great. I wish I could blog about it! Anyway, until I’m free … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, science | 5 Comments

RFA ROFL

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oops: A subsequent email read “Apologies for the previous message which was sent out due to a technical error”. I love this kind of thing!

Posted in grant wrangling, silliness, technology | 7 Comments

TMA: Too Many Acronyms

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

My Computer files and email inbox are awash, overflowing, drowning in the acronyms used by various funding agencies, academic institutes, media outlets, and assorted other organisations. I’m sure many of my readers have the same issue. However, my problem is … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, communication, English language, grant wrangling, science, silliness, travel, UK | 21 Comments

GRRRRR-ant

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Or should that be g-RANT? Today, at 4:15, I finally submitted the Grant With No Deadline. Or, more accurately, the grant that had no deadline… no deadline… no deadline… no deadline… for months, and then suddenly HAD to be submitted … Continue reading →

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The only thing worse than a grant deadline…

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

…is a grant with no deadline. A little while ago, DrDrA at Blue Lab Coats wrote a post about the “total rush” of the grant writing process. As a professional grant wrangler, I have to say that parts of her … Continue reading →

Posted in grant wrangling, science | 7 Comments

My definition of a bombastic project management style, Part I: Background

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Salary support sources and their impact on my job description As I mentioned in an earlier post, my job (originally a two year position ending in November 2009) has been extended “indefinitely” (i.e. for as long as funding is available). My … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, science | 14 Comments

Tuesday pet peeve: the wrong kinds of ignorance

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This post could potentially get me into trouble at work – a rarity on this blog! I therefore wrote it without using any of the keywords that might cause the people involved to find it on Google. My apologies if this … Continue reading →

Posted in career, grant wrangling, plagues, rants | 6 Comments

Supersize me!

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

It’s that time of year again. Mid-August to mid-October is Big Canadian Grants time and, as usual, I’m feeling the pressure of deadlines and red tape. I usually respond by increasing the number of cups of tea I drink each … Continue reading →

Posted in food glorious food, grant wrangling, photos, silliness | 13 Comments