Grant Writing Resources

The Office of Sponsored Project Administration Budget Templates

• FY 13 General Budget Template/NIH Budget Template (Microsoft Excel 2007 file)
• FY 12 NSF Budget Template (Microsoft Excel 2007 file)

Writing a Grant 101

• U of Michigan Grant Writing Guide
  Directions are clear and to the point; excellent for all disciplines and funding agencies
• The Foundation Center
  Good outline for foundation proposals
• The Art of Writing Proposals
  Tips from the Social Science Research Council; useful writing strategies for other disciplines as well.
• Writing Tips
  Peer Review of Research Grant Applications
• Grant Glossary
• Proposal Writing Guide (UCI Research Development)
• Tips On Writing A Grant Proposal (EPA)
• Grant Writing Tutorial (EPA)
• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals (The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
• How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal (American Astronomical Society)
• Proposal Writing Short Course (Foundation Center)
• The Art of Writing Proposals (Social Science Research Council)
• The Art of Grantsmanship (Dr. Jacob Kraicer)
• Grant Proposal Development (Library of Congress Congressional Research Report)
• Basic Elements of Grant Writing (Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
• A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing (Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner)
• Growing Your Business: A Guide To Grant Writing

Navigating NIH

• How To Write A Grant
• All About Grants Tutorials for NIH proposals
• Quick Guide for Grant Application (NCI)
• Common Mistakes in NIH Grant Applications (NINDS)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Format of Grant Applications (NIH)
• All About Grants Tutorial (NIAID)
• Tips for Successful Grant Writing (NINDS)
• Writing a Grant (NIDDK)

Interacting with NSF

• Merit Review Broader Impacts Criterion: Representative Activities (NSF)
• FAQ's on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration (NSF)
• A Guide for Proposal Writing (NSF)

Grant Writing Books

• The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need, Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox
• Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals, Beverly Browning
• Winning Grants Step by Step, Mim Carlson, Tori O’Neil-McElrath
• The Complete Guide to Writing Effective & Award-Winning Grants, Diane Harris

Research Development Books

• Advancing Faculty Learning Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Elizabeth G. Creamer, Lisa R. Lattuca eds.
• The Art of Funding and Implementing Ideas: A Guide to Proposal Development and Project Management, Arnold R. Shore and John M. Carfora
• Creating Interdisciplinary Campus Cultures, Julie Thompson Klein
• Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research
• Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration, Keith Sawyer
• How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment, Michèle Lamont
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: An Emerging Cognitive Science, S.J. Derry et al.
• Interdisciplinary research: Process and Theory, Allen F. Repko, ed.
• Structures of Scientific Collaboration, Wesley Shrum et al

Research Development Talks & Powerpoints

• The Science of Team Science: Assessing the Value of Transdisciplinary Research, Day 1
• The Science of Team Science: Assessing the Value of Transdisciplinary Research, Day 2
• "The Science of Team Science: Introduction" by Daniel Stokols, Brandie Taylor, MA, Kara Hall, PhD, and Richard Moser, PhD
• "The Science of Team Science: An Overview of the Field" by Daniel Stokols, Brandie Taylor, MA, Kara Hall, PhD, and Richard Moser, PhD

Multidisciplinary Proposal Development

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