Proposal Writing Resources

General Proposal Writing Resources 

• Proposal Writing Resources (UD Morris Library)
• How to Fail in Grant Writing (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
• Proposal Writers Guide (University of Michigan)
• The Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal (University of Michigan)
• Some Frank Advice on Submitting an Individual Research Grant Proposal in the Humanities (University of Kansas)
• Writing Successful Proposals (Virginia Tech)
• Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts

Proposal Writing Guides by Agency

Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Guide to USAID's Assistance Application Process

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

• Writing Proposals for ACLS Fellowship Competitions (University of Notre Dame)
• ACLS Peer Review Process (University of Notre Dame)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• Grant Proposal Writing Tips

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Programs Preparation Tips
• Department of Education (ed.gov)

Grant Application Technical Assistance Resources

• Grant Writing 101

Department of Energy

• DOE Office of Science Grant Funding Opportunities
• Grants & Contracts Support
• Grants Process

Environmental Protection Agency

• EPA Grants

Foundation Center

• Proposal Writing Short Course—A self-paced online class by the Foundation Center that introduces key components of a proposal to a foundation.
• Foundation Center Home
• Funding Directory

National Endowment for the Arts

• Tips for Applying to NEA

National Endowment for the Humanities

• NEH Fellowships: Tips
• NEH Review Process

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Grants basics and Grant Writing Tips Sheets by the National Institutes of Health
• Common Mistakes in NIH Applications
• Planning your NIH Application and Searching for the Right Funding Mechanism
• NIH - Types of Grant Programs
• Writing your NIH Application
• Sample R01 and R21 Applications & Summary Statements from NIAID

NIH Fellowships, Training Grants and Career Development Awards

• NRSA Individual Fellowships (F30, F31, F32, F33)
• NRSA Institutional Training Grants (T32, T43, T35, T36, T90)
• NIH Career Development Awards (K-Series)

National Science Foundation

• NSF’s Guide for Proposal Writing
• Guidelines for Writing Grant Proposals
• How to Prepare Your Proposal
• Merit Review Process
• Review Criteria

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

• On the Art of Writing Proposals