Proposal-Writing Resources

FEDERAL AGENCIES

DoD

• Toolkit for DoD Funding (Texas A&M)

EPA

• Grant Writing Tutorial (Purdue/EPA)
• Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal (EPA)

NIH

• Grant Application Basics (NIH)
• Grant Writing Tip Sheets (NIH)
• Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants (NIGMS)
• Common Mistakes in NIH Grant Applications (NINDS)
• Annotated RO1 Grant Application and Summary Statements (NIAID)
• How to Plan a Grant Application (NIAID)
• Preparing Grant Applications (NCI)
• Quick Guide for Grant Applications (NCI)
• Resources for Applicants and Grantees (including human subjects, research animals, biodefense, and more)
• Grant Writing for Success (pdf) (by Anthony Coelho, Jr., Ph.D, Review Policy Officer, NIH)
• Peer Review of Research Grant Applications (pdf) (by Anthony Coelho, Jr., Ph.D, Review Policy Officer, NIH)
• Proposal Preparation and Submission for Behavioral and Social Research (UCSB Office of Research)
• Twelve Steps to Writing a Winning Proposal (pdf) (by George A. Hazelrigg, NSF)

NSF

• How to Prepare Your Proposal
• Grant Proposal Guide
• Merit Review Broader Impacts Criterion: Representative Activities (pdf)
• A Guide for Proposal Writing
• Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring
  • A Message from the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate Dean on Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring at UCSB (3/9/09)
  • Postdoctoral Scholars Mentoring Resources (UCSB Graduate Division)
  • UC Santa Barbara Postdoctoral Scholar Mentoring Guidelines (pdf)
  • Professional Development for Postdoctoral Scholars (PDPDS) at UCSB (pdf)
  
  

Other Federal

• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals (The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
  

• UCSB Library RFP and Grant Writing Resources
• The Art of Writing Proposals (Social Science Research Council)
• Texas A&M Office of Proposal Development Proposal Resources
• Proposal Writing Short Course (The Foundation Center)
• A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing (Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner)
• Hints on Preparing Research Proposals (American Astronomical Society)
• Human Frontier Science Program: The Art of Grantsmanship (Dr. Jacob Kraicer)
• Proposal Writing: The Business of Science (Whitaker Foundation)
• Grant Proposal Development (Library of Congress Congressional Research Report)
• Proposal Writing Specialists Offer Suggestions For Success (The Scientist - requires subscription )
• Dissecting and Demystifying an NIH Grant Application (The Scientist - requires subscription)