Sponsored Projects Administration

Write Proposal

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General Proposal Writing Resources

Proposal Writer’s Guide (University of Michigan)
A Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal. S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D., Michigan State University. Helpful hints and examples for major sections of a proposal and useful links to other proposal writing sources.
Grantsmanship Tutorial. Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A quick, no-nonsense guide for most faculty investigators, regardless of discipline.
The Back Door To Grant Funding: Avoid Rejection and Land Your Next Grant With 6 Easy Steps. Morgan Giddings.

Federal Agencies

Developing and Writing Grant Proposals. Information from the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Tools & Tips/How-To Series: How to Get Funding. Articles from Science Careers “How-To Series” on the process for finding, applying for and securing funding.

NIH

Notes from NIH R01 Coffee with the Pros Panel at UGA, March 3, 2017. What are reviewers looking for in an R01? A panel of UGA faculty from the physical, life, and social sciences who have both received and reviewed NIH grants discuss the ins and outs of the NIH proposal submission and reviewprocess.
NIH Grants. Comprehensive portals to information, including by stages of grant applications, by audience, by science area, and more.
Grant Writing Tips Sheets
New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
Sample R01 and R21 Applications and Summary Statements. See four successful R01 and R21 applications, written in the shorter NIH format. For R01s, each example includes Summary Statement, Research Plan and Full Application. For R21s, each example includes Summary Statement and Full Application.
Writing R21s. NIAID offers tips on writing exploratory/developmental research grants known as R21’s, including knowing when they are appropriate.
NIAID’s List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources. Grant funding opportunities outside NIH that cover the same areas of science as the NIAID Funding Opportunities List.
Center for Scientific Review. Resources, including videos, that give an inside look at how scientists from across the country review NIH grant applications for scientific and technical merit.
- NIH Peer Review Revealed (video)
- Insider’s Guide to Peer Review for Applicants
- NIH Tips for Applicants (video)
All About Grants: Podcasts from NIH. A series of podcasts from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) provides insights on grant topics for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others. Transcripts of the presentations also are available. New topics continue to be made available.

NSF

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG 16-1) January 25, 2016
NSF Merit Review. Helps you to better understand the NSF merit review process as well as identify resources for additional information (including applicable chapters in the GPG).
A Guide for Proposal Writing. Specifically prepared for programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), but also provides general information for proposal writing.
NSF CAREER Awards
- NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips
- FAQs about Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Submission in Years 2015 and 2016

Other Federal Agencies

Foundations

Required Proposal Sections

Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Resources to meet NIH and NSF RCR proposal requirements
Data Management Plan
Resources to meet the Data Management Plan proposal requirement (NSF)

Broader Impacts Sections

Resources to meet the Broader Impacts proposal requirement.

Office for Proposal Enhancement

The Office of Proposal Enhancement provides technical and skilled administrative support to faculty from across campus who are developing proposals for external funding. Its goals are to facilitate proposal submission and to improve the quality of proposals.

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