As a journalist, I’ve written dozens of grant applications for stories and projects I wanted to pursue. I’ve been pretty effective, with perhaps a 25% success rate, if you look at the number of grants I received compared with the applications I submitted. My track record has improved as I build on what seems to work. But nothing taught me more about writing a winning grant application than reading 1,334 applications for media grants submitted for the Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) ini...