Strengthened proposal
Thank you very much for your help strengthening my proposal. As a junior faculty member with limited grant-writing experience, and nothing of the scope for an R01 submission, the service was incredibly helpful. The feedback was thorough and useful, and I'm certainly going to be contacting you for help with future proposals. – Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa
Extreme professionalism
When given the daunting task of a multi-million dollar, multi principal investigator project, you accepted the challenge and not only succeeded but handled it with ease and extreme professionalism. Having your assistance in the future will never be in question, it will just be an expectation. Thank you for making the process so much more manageable, you were invaluable! – Center Administrative Officer, Veterans Administration
Improved flow
Your editing really improved the flow of all the documents. I especially appreciate your extra effort to identify the “real” instructions among the confusing documents. With your help, I was able to submit the application with a very short turnaround time. – Core Director, The University of Iowa
Exceptional grant contibutions
I’d like to recognize you [with a Hawkeye High-Five] for your exceptional contributions to this grant submission. You jumped in fully, attending meetings, synthesizing feedback, and delivering a polished, compelling product under an extremely tight timeline. Your professionalism, efficiency, and collaborative approach made a significant difference in our ability to meet deadlines with confidence. – Associate Director, Hospital Administration
Beautifully constructed and exceptionally well-written
One of the reviewers of a grant that you edited and I submitted back in November said "This is a beautifully constructed and exceptionally well written grant." – Associate Professor, The University of Iowa
Clear and helpful feedback
Fantastic edits and comments! ... You were able to succinctly say what 4-5 others tried to say about the grant but couldn’t get me to understand.– Associate Professor, The University of Iowa
One-of-a-kind service
You did a fantastic job on my proposal … I haven’t run across anyone like you here. I would use your services all the time if available. – Faculty Recruit, now at The University of Iowa
Best written and organized submission
I received compliments [on] our manuscript when I sent a publication inquiry to the same editor today, “Your (1st) manuscript has been accepted and was actually noted as one of the best written and organized submissions from an author, so I would absolutely love to have more submissions from your group.” Thank you very much for your help! – Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa
Accepted for publication
I just wanted to let you know that the paper you helped me with was just accepted for publication in “Nature Structure and Molecular Biology”. Thank you very much for your invaluable help! – Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa
Credit for success
I send all of my manuscripts and grants to you prior to submitting them to journals and funding agencies, respectively, and credit your service in part for all of our successes in funding and publishing our work. – Associate Professor, The University of Iowa
Valuable service
It is rare to have such a thorough and thoughtful read given to [this kind of] document and I think you provide a valuable service. – Professor, The University of Iowa
More than simple revising in English
The manuscript gets improved significantly. I deeply appreciate the work you have done, which is not a simple revising in English. – Assistant Professor, Kansas University Medical Center
Turn of phrase
Thanks so much for your help. I really like your turn of phrase—wish it were something I could do on my own. – Associate Professor, The University of Iowa
Amazing job
I think you have done an amazing job, your editing is thoroughly professional, top notch. – Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa
Outstanding instruction in scientific writing
The graduate students supported by our program receive outstanding instruction on scientific writing – including thoughtful and detailed feedback on their individual writing projects – from the editors of your core. You are extremely knowledgeable about formats and requirements for various NIH funding mechanisms, and the tools you have developed greatly facilitate the process for students writing their first grant applications. – MSTP Co-Director, The University of Iowa
New template for residents
Thank you for taking the time to craft a template specifically for Urology Residents to use in creating a proposal for their 3rd year research project, and for presenting a talk on “Grantwriting Basics.” Your guidance will enrich their research training experience. – Director, Urology Research-Year Residents, The University of Iowa
Valuable feedback and guidance
I wanted to send my sincere gratitude for your help with my Q&A article. Not only did you give me valuable editorial feedback, you also put me in touch with just the right person to get the [feature] article published. – Graduate Student, The University of Iowa
Appreciation for guidance and encouragement
I wanted to reach out and express my gratitude and thanks for your help on the [Fellowship] application. It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done academically, and I so appreciated being able to meet with you to discuss my writing, receive feedback, and ask questions. I am really grateful for your time, patience, and willingness to help. Regardless of the outcome, this was a great learning experience and something I’m glad I did. – MSTP Student, The University of Iowa
Favorite activity related to writing
Written communication is so important in both medicine and science. Being able to coherently document your ideas and what you have done is essential to how we share information. I have been very fortunate to have had many great teachers who taught me how to write in ways that were new to me such as in grant proposals or in the clinical setting...My favorite activity was the MSTP Grant-writing course, which was my first introduction to putting together NIH-style grant proposals. – MSTP Student, The University of Iowa