Grant Writing Advice
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Grant Writing Advice
We are happy to answer questions and provide guidance on the composition of your grant. Below are some additional resources that may aid in drafting your proposal.
General Advice
- Analyses of Various Agencies' Funding Priorities and History from USC
- Art of Grantsmanship - Human Frontier Science Program, Dr. Jacob Kraicer
- Can We Talk? Contacting Grant Program Officers- by Robert Porter at University of Tennessee
- Crafting a Sales Pitch for Your Grant Proposal- by Robert Porter at University of Tennessee
- Debunking Some Myths About Grant Writing - Kenneth T. Henson
- Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More, by Matt Carter. (see chapter 14 for advice on grant proposals)
- General Grant Writing Tips for Success from USDA
- Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. at Michigan State University
- On the Art of Writing Proposals - Social Science Research Council
- On Using Plain Language (from NIH, but widely applicable) - with examples
- The Proposal Writer's Guide - University of Michigan
- Proposal Writing Short Course from the Foundation Center
- The Science of Scientific Writing - George Gopen and Judith Swan, American Scientist
- Six Critical Questions to Launch a Successful Grant Proposal by Robert Porter at University of Tennessee
- Tools & Tips: How to Get Funding – a collection of articles in Science magazine
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
- What do Grant Reviewers Really Want, Anyway? - by Robert Porter at University of Tennessee
National Science Foundation - Specific Advice
National Institutes of Health - Specific Advice
Department of Defense - Specific Advice
- The OPD hosted a panel discussion on proposal submissions for the Department of Defense (DoD) Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).
View the video of the discussion or read the transcript.