Proposal Preparation
We have found that the following links provide a good representation of basic guidelines and tips for writing proposals:
- Proposal Writing Short Course - The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/
- Writing a Successful Grant Proposal - Minnesota Council on Foundations http://www.mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm
- Proposal Writing: Internet Resources - Grants Information Center at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
http://researchguides.library.wisc.edu/content.php?pid=16143&sid=108666
- Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations - Non-Profit Guides
http://www.npguides.org/guide/index.html
- Grant Writing 101: Resources for Grant Writers
http://www.guidestar.org/news/features/grantwriting101.jsp
- Developing and Writing Federal Grant Proposals
http://cfda.gov/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show
The following sites provide more specialized information relating to preparing an application for the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health:
- A Guide for Proposal Writing - The National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04016
(This Guide was specifically prepared for programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education.)
- Grant Writing Tips Sheets - Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
(This site focuses on research proposal preparation.)
Last Updated 1/7/2009