Grant Writer

Prakash C. Viswanathan, PhD.
Suite 342 - P / Mills Godwin Building
Phone: (757) 683-6602
email:pviswana@odu.edu

Prakash joined the Office of Research in February 2008 and provides grant writing support to faculty in the College of Sciences. He has a Bachelor's in Instrumentation Engineering and a Doctorate in Biophysics and Bioengineering. He was a faculty at Vanderbilt University and University of Pittsburgh since 2001 before joining Old Dominion University as a Grant Writer. He has experience writing both federal and foundation research grants. Grant writing services include: developing initial proposal outline based on solicitation or agency specific requirements; reviewing proposal to assure required components are addressed; specific guidance in proposal writing and editing; drafting and obtaining letters of support; and coordination of grant teams and related resources. He also serves as a liaison between the college of sciences and the Office of Research in identifying funding opportunities and networking for collaborative research projects.

Grant Writing Services Provided:

• Assist faculty with developing ideas and interests into projects that incorporate strategies for increasing the likelihood of funding
  
  
• With Rosa Lee Furr (rfurr@odu.edu) in the Office of Research, search for appropriate funding mechanisms
  
  
• Assist with assembling collaborative teams for multi-disciplinary as well as multi-institutional projects
  
  
• Analyze solicitations and guidelines to ensure a match with the project and to clarify requirements
  
  
• Provide specific guidance in writing, together with outlines, checklists and editing support
              
       a.  "Boilerplate", resources pages

                   b. Human Subjects sections(NIH)

                   c. Background, litreature reviews

                   d. Methodology sections

• Drafting and obtaining letters of support
  
  
• Contact and collecting required information from collaborators
  
  
• Collecting and checking biosketches
  
  
• Assistance with PI sections of NSF fastlane upload
  
  
• Coordinate other grant-related resources
  
  
• Serve as a liason with ODURF