EDITORIAL

Funding of grant applications

Getting grant applications funded: lessons from the past and advice for the future

G J Laurent

Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor G J Laurent
Director, Centre for Respiratory Research, Department of Medicine, Rayne Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, UK; g.laurent@ucl.ac.uk

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Respiratory research deserves more funding. This editorial proposes ways this can be achieved

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Keywords: research; grant applications; funding; respiratory medicine

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Throughout the world respiratory research is underfunded with a large discrepancy between the proportion of patients suffering from lung diseases and the amount of research funds awarded by our national agencies.^1–4 In fact, many governments—including the current British government—acknowledge this and are committed to directing more resources into an area where the diseases often affect the most vulnerable in our society. In this editorial I have attempted to analyse how we have got into this "Cinderella" state, and try to propose practical approaches to help us get more funding into respiratory research. The discussion focuses on Britain, but it is hoped that some of the suggestions might resonate with respiratory colleagues in other countries where similar underfunding is in danger of undermining valuable clinical strengths that have been nurtured over many years.

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