Proposal Writing Resources
The following are links to online proposal writing guides and resources. Many of these links provide agency-specific advice and can be extremely helpful. Keep in mind that, while there may be better way to write a proposal, there is no single "right" way. Following the funding sources guidelines may be your best advice.
Tips on Preparing Your Application (Courtesy of NIH)
Quick Guide for the Preparation of Grant Application-National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Tips for New Grant Applicants - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Information for Preparing Grant Applications - National Cancer Institute
National Library of Medicine - grant writing tips
Grant-writing tutorial - Environmental Protection Agency
Proposal Preparation Tips - Some tips from Smith College
Proposal Checklist - Virginia Commenwealth University
Writing Successful NIH Grants
National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)
The Grant Advisor
Dr. David Stanley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Writing from the Winner's Circle: A Guide to Preparing Competitive Grant Proposals
The Art of Proposal Writing a brochure by the Social Science Resource Council
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Grants Information Center, A Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center Library Network Proposal Writing: Internet Resources
Science's NextWave, American Association for the Advancement of Science " The Beauty of Outlines" by Liane Reif-Lehrer, June 9, 2000
"Murder Most Foul: How Not to Kill a Grant Application" by Vid Mohan-Ram, January 7, 2000
"Abstract Killers: How Not to Kill a Grant Application, Part Two" by Vid Mohan-Ram, January 28, 2000
" So What?: How Not to Kill a Grant Application, Part Three" by Vid Mohan-Ram, February 11, 2000
" Lost at Sea: How Not to Kill a Grant Application, Part Four" by Vid Mohan-Ram, February 25, 2000
" How Not to Kill a Grant Application, Part Five: The Facts of the Case Thus Far" by Vid Mohan-Ram, April 28, 2000
"How Not to Kill a Grant Application, Part 6: Developing Your Research Plan" by Vid Mohan-Ram, October 2000
"Grant Preparation Advice, NSF-Style" by Cecily Wolfe, Program Director, Division Of Earth Sciences, National Science Foundation, February 11, 2000
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center- Faculty & Research: Writing a Grant Proposal, Writing Tips and Application Forms
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