ABOUT THE WRITER (LinkedIn):

Anik Islam earned his bachelor’s and master’s in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. He discovered his passion and talent for proposal writing and research facilitation in graduate school.

From 2013 to 2017, Anik held multiple contracts with the Emerging Radio Systems Group at the University of Waterloo, where he wrote several research proposals to Canadian government and industry, securing over $1.3M in competitive funding.

His other responsibilities included planning and managing research projects (including a $2.4M Ontario Research Fund), communicating with government and industry sponsors, and monitoring the group’s finances.

SERVICES OFFERED:

I. Proposal Writing

Writing original content for background, research methodology, budget, workplan, and benefits/impacts; synthesizing technical and non-technical literature (academic, industry, and government publications)

Relevant experience:
* NSERC SPG-P ($630,000). Submitted.
* NSERC SPG-P ($626,846). Awarded. 22% success rate.
* NSERC RTI ($150,000). Awarded. 30% success rate. Ranked 4th out of 247 applications.
* NSERC CRD ($386,900). Awarded.
* NSERC Synergy Award ($260,000). Submitted. (1 winner per category across Canada).
* NSERC Steacie Award ($340,000). Not awarded but ranked in top 30%. (6 winners across Canada).
* U.S. Army Research Laboratory Contract ($140,000). Awarded.

II. Technical Editing

Improving content to address success criteria and presentation standards; editing for technical clarity, grammar, syntax, and diction; checking of acronyms, equations, figures, and tables.

Relevant experience:
Edited proposals
* NSERC DGPIN ($305,000). Awarded.
* NSERC SPG-P ($499,114). Awarded. 22% success rate.
* Canada Foundation for Innovation-Innovation Fund ($1,155,801). Not awarded.
* Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship ($150,000). Awarded.

Edited journal & conference papers
* IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Techn. 5 out of 7 journal papers accepted. 35% acceptance rate.
* IEEE Intl. Microw. Symp. 4 out of 4 conference papers accepted.

HOW TO CONTACT:

Please use Lakehead’s online form to contact me and kindly specify the following under ‘Other Information’: (i) the grant program and agency, (ii) the submission timelines, (iii) whether you are seeking original writing, editing, or a combination thereof. 

[Acronyms]
DGPIN = Discovery Grant-Individual; SPG-P = Strategic Partnership Grant-Projects; RTI = Research Tools & Instruments; CRD = Collaborative Research & Development