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Resources to Help Produce Successful Grant Proposals

The proposal is a key element in the application package. It allows one to explain and justify the proposed research, and it can persuade and convince a reviewer of the importance of one's efforts. Whether you need serious guidance, or just simple inspiration, please visit these sites for tips on how to craft an exceptional proposal.

UW-Madison Resources

• The Grants Information Center: Proposal Writing: The UW-Madison's Memorial Library Grants Information Center has many resources concerning proposal writing, including some printed guides and on-line references.

• The UW-Madison Writing Center: Polish your proposal by taking advantage of the Center's free classes. Improve every aspect of your writing skills,  from flawless grammar to correctly citing references! They also offer resources for proposal writers.

Other Resources

• Association for Institutional Research: Grant Proposal Guide outlines the guidelines for proposals submitted to the AIR.

• Budget Preparation for Grant Proposals by Marilyn Root.

• Grantseekers: Online Training and Tutorials by the National Network of Grantmakers. Useful for organizing information needed in a project proposal.

• National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Guide
  A guide published by the NSF.

• Proposal Writer's Guide
  A guide for... writing proposals.

• Proposal Writing Short Course
  by The Foundation Center. Contains good advice and is certainly worth a visit.

• Tips for Preparing Funding Proposals
  prepared by the University of Oklahoma's Sponsored Research Office.

• Why Proposals Fail
  Offers some insight into why some proposals fail.

• Debunking Some Myths About Grant Writing
  from the Chronicle of Higher Education