Grant Writing

These Web sites may help those writing grant proposals to fund their research or outreach:

• Resources for writing successful funding applications (From APA Science Student Counsel; includes several PowerPoints to download)
• All About Grants (from grants.gov)
• Online articles:
  • Advice to Social Psychology Grant Writers (by Susan Fiske, from APS Observer)
  • Applying for Research Grants (by Bettina J. Casad, from APS Observer)
  • Debunking Some Myths about Grant Writing (by Kenneth T. Henson, from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  • How Your Grant Proposal Compares (by David A. Stone, from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  • Show Me the Money”: Grant Writing Tips for Graduate Students (by Katie M. Edwards & Danielle R. Probst, from APS Observer)
  • Ten Commandments of Private Foundation Grant Proposals (by Vid Mohan-Ram, from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  • The Buck Starts Here (By Karen M. Markin, from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  • The NIH R01 Tool Kit (from from Science Careers)
  • What You Need to Know About Electronic R01 Submissions (by Alan Kotok, from Science Careers)
  • Words Worth Their Weight in Cash (By Karen M. Markin, from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  • Writing Grant Proposals (by Bettina J. Casad, from APS Observer)
• National Institutes of Health:
  • NIH Grants Process Overview
  • All About Grants Tutorials (from NIAID)
  • Grants and Contracts: Conception to Award (from NIDDK)
  • Grant Writing Tips Sheets
  • Inside the NIH Grant Review Process (a video from NIH Center for Scientific Review)
  • NIH Grant Tutorials (from National Library of Medicine)
  • NIH New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
  • Preparing Grant Applications (from NCI)
  • The NIH R01 Tool Kit (from from Science Careers)
  • The Peer Review Process
  • Tips for Successful Grant Writing (from NINDS)
• National Institute of Justice
  • Guidelines for Submitting NIJ Applications (PDF)
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• From the National Science Foundation:
  • NSF Grant Proposal Guide
  • "A guide for proposal writing" (including Advice To Proposal Writers) (from NSF)
  • Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation (by Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University)
• Other sites with tips:
  • Grant Proposal Tips (from University of North Carolina)
  • Grant Proposal Writing Tips (from Corporation for Public Broadcasting)
  • Grantproposal.com
  • Grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations
  • Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal (from S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. Michigan State University)
  • How to apply and write applications (from PsychWiki)
  • How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal (from Congressional Research Reports)
  • Proposal Writer's Guide (from University of Michigan)
  • Proposal Writing Manuals/Guides (from University of Pittsburgh)
  • Proposal Writing Short Course (from Foundation Center)
  • Proposal Writing Tips (from The Social Work Podcast)
  • Tips On Writing a Grant Proposal (from Environmental Protection Agency)
  • Writing A Successful Grant Proposal (from Minnesota Council on Foundations)