Proposal Development and Submission

Guidance for Writing Effective Proposals

Federal Grants News for Colleges & Universities, published by the National Council of University Research Administration and the National Association of College and University Business Officers, recently gathered some resources for writing successful grant proposals. Their suggestions are listed below, with some additions, for your consideration.

Writing & Submitting Proposals (from the Office of Foundation Relations)

Writing the Research Proposal: A Panel on Grantsmanship

National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education – useful to researchers in all disciplines

National Institutes of Health, "Grant Writing Tips Sheets"

Resources for New Investigators (NIH)

National Institute of Allergies & Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Funding Page is an excellent resource for all NIH applications

Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance – Developing and Writing Grant Proposals

A Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal, by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D., Michigan State University – helpful hints and examples for major sections of a proposal; includes useful links to other proposal writing sources

Albert Einstein College of Medicine's Grantsmanship Tutorial – described as a quick no-nonsense guide that most faculty investigators, regardless of discipline, would find useful

Jacob Kraicera: The Art of Grantsmanship

The Foundation Center: A Proposal Writing Short Course

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