Proposal Writing Resources

For graduate students

• Guide for Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation from Dr. Joseph Levine, Michigan State University
• How to Write a Fellowship Proposal from Harvard University
• Guide to Grantsmanship: Proposal Writing Tips from Columbia University
• Guide to Proposal Development in the Humanities for Graduate Students from University of Kansas
• Developing Graduate Fellowship Proposals: A Guide for Students from Colgate University

For all applicants

• The Academic Scientists' Toolkit from Science magazine's Next Wave
• The Art of Grantsmanship from Dr. Jacob Kraicer
• The Art of Writing Proposals from the Social Science Research Council
• Basic Elements of Grant Writing from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
• Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial
• Faculty & Research: Writing a Grant Proposal, Writing Tips, and Application Forms
• Finding Funding and Proposal Writing for Faculty and Graduate Students in the Social Sciences (pdf) from the Odum Institute
• "Five Funding Strategies for Leaner Times" by Gina Shaw
• Grant Proposal Guide from the National Science Foundation
• Grantsmanship Center's Winning Grant Proposals Online
• Grantsmanship: What Makes Proposals Work? (Science Magazine)
• Guide for Writing A Funding Proposal from Dr. Joseph Levine, Michigan State University
• A Guide for Proposal Writing from the National Science Foundation
• How to Complete a Grants.gov Application Package: Training Demonstration from Grants.gov
• Proposal Writing Short Course from the Foundation Center
• Proposal Budgeting Basics from the Foundation Center
• Proposal Writer's Guide from Don Thackrey, Michigan State University
• In Search of Technology Treasures: An Online Grant-Writing Seminar (pdf) from Lucent Technologies
• Institute of Museum and Library Services Project-Planning Tutorial
• Logic Model Development Guide (pdf) from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• U.S. Government Manual
• Using Logic Models in Grant Development from the Charity Channel

Federal Agencies

• EPA - Grant Writing Tutorial
• NIH - All About Grants
• NIH - Choosing the Appropriate Funding Mechanism
• NIH - Grant Writing Tips Sheets
• NIH - Hints for Writing Successful Grants
• NSF - Guide for Proposal Writing
  (Note: Not to be confused with NSF's Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) 04-23 - the above link is an introductory guide to NSF proposal style, but is not all-inclusive of their application requirements. Use GPG 04-23 or the relevant program announcement for preparing your proposal to NSF.)
• NSF - Practical Guidelines for Proposal Writers

Non-Profit

• Non-Profit Guides - Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations
• Proposal Writing Short Course from the Foundation Center

Social Sciences

• The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions