Summer Semester Compilation of Research Grant Writing Resources
“If you don’t write grants, you won’t get any…”
OPD’s End of Summer Semester Compilation of grant writing resources & funding agency information to enhance the competitiveness of academic research and educational proposals to federal agencies.
“Don’t reinvent the flat tire…”
an NSF DUE Program Officer’s comment on why background information is important to successful grant writing.
Miscellaneous
What’s New in Federal Research Budget: R&D Budget & Policy Updates
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/new.htm
by Kei Koizumi, Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program
American Association for the Advancement of Science
FY09 Budget Presentation Slides, Downloadable
http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/present.htm
RSS: Keeping Up with Research
How can I find RSS feeds for research literature?
http://libraries.mit.edu/help/rss/feeds.html
Nature.com RSS feeds
http://www.nature.com:80/webfeeds/index.html
NIH RSS Feeds
http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm
U.S. Government RSS Library
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library.shtml
USA.gov RSS Feeds
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library/Science.shtml
Science.gov Web & RSS Feeds
Bioinformatics Aggregated RSS Feeds
Upcoming Grant Due Dates at NSF & NIH
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=date
USASpending.gov
http://www.usaspending.gov/faads/index.php?reptype=a
Currently, visitors can search three main categories: by grant recipient, by place of performance, and by granting agency.
National Science Foundation
FAQs for Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08059/nsf08059.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
NSF Human Capital Strategic Plan
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/hcsp2008/nsf_humancapitalstrategicplan_0803.pdf
NSF posted April 16 the agency Human Capital Strategic Plan. For those writing proposals to NSF, where the integration of research and education remains a core objective along the K-12 to PhD continuum, this document provides valuable insights into NSF's thinking on how to best "Attract, develop and retain a diverse, world-class workforce that is continually learning and expanding its capacity to shape the agency's future... " This document provides an important resource for writing competitive proposals to NSF that have educational components, e.g., K-12 outreach, undergraduate research, or graduate level training, i.e., such as IGERT, REU, AGEP, CAREER, Centers, etc., and align with the NSF core review criteria, broader impacts, and transformative research requirements.
NSF DCL on Broader Impacts Proposal Requirements
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08044/nsf08044.jsp
“We would like to call the community’s attention to several sections of all proposals that require the broader impacts criterion to be specifically addressed: the Project Summary, the Project Description, and the Results of Prior Support section.”
NSF CCLI Evaluation Planning Webinar: Background Resources
Online Evaluation Resource Library
http://oerl.sri.com/ccli_resources.html
· Workshop slides April 2, 2008 (PDF)
· Workshop slides April 3, 2008 (PDF)
· Suggested Checklist for Evaluation Plan
· Replay of CCLI Webinar 04/03/2008 (.wmv) - Available April 7, 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08546/nsf08546.htm
CCLI program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students.
NSF International Science and Engineering Partnerships
A Priority for U.S. Foreign Policy and Our Nation's Innovation Enterprise
http://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsb084/index.jsp
NSF Innovation Through Institutional Integration FAQ's
http://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsf08027/nsf08027.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients, NSF March 2008
http://www.nsf.gov:80/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/
NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation -- A Plan for Resource Allocation 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf0833/nsf0833.jsp
NSF International Science and Engineering Partnerships
A Priority for U.S. Foreign Policy and Our Nation's Innovation Enterprise
http://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsb084/index.jsp
NSF Innovation Through Institutional Integration FAQ's
http://www.nsf.gov:80/pubs/2008/nsf08027/nsf08027.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients, NSF March 2008
http://www.nsf.gov:80/statistics/infbrief/nsf08307/
NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation -- A Plan for Resource Allocation 2008, April 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf0833/nsf0833.jsp
A National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education by the National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsb07114/nsb07114.pdf
This action plan lays out a structure that will allow stakeholders from local, State, and Federal governments, as well as nongovernmental STEM education stakeholder groups, to work together to coordinate and enhance the Nation’s ability to produce a numerate and scientifically and technologically literate society and to increase and improve the current STEM education workforce. Strategies for producing the next generation of innovators are not explicitly addressed in this action plan and will require subsequent study. A coherent system of STEM education is essential to the Nation’s economy and well-being.
NSF Presentation On DR K-12 and REESE Programs
http://www.nsf.gov:80/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047
In early December, presentations were made at NSF on the REESE and DRK-12 programs. They were video taped and are available here for your information.
National Science Board/NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/; http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/indicators
R&D: Essential Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsb0803/nsb0803.pdf
Every two years, the NSF presents its report to the president and Congress. It is the most comprehensive source of information on research and development conducted by universities, industry, the federal government and the international science and engineering enterprise. Both presentations focus on data in Indicators 2008 and NSF conclusions contained in its companion piece, Research and Development: Essential Foundation for U.S. Competitiveness in a Global Economy. The companion piece focuses on the important role of research and development and basic research supported by industry and the federal government in sustaining U. S. global competitiveness in high technology industries.
NSF 2008 Data On Elementary and Secondary Mathematics and Science Education
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind08/pdf/c01.pdf
In chapter 1 of the above report NSB/NSF address student learning at the elementary and secondary level in mathematics and science, standards, teaching, professional development and other topics related to K-12 mathematics and science education.
Finding What Works: Strategies for Improving STEM Education
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111028
http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm
Examining the evidence for program outcomes on the agenda for participants in the Math and Science Partnership program, January 24, 2008.
Six Merit Review Facts from NSF
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/facts.jsp
FACT 1: NSF Program Officers make recommendations to fund or decline a proposal. DISCUSSION: External review panels do not make funding decisions. The analysis and evaluation of proposals by external reviewers provide information to NSF Program Officers in making their recommendations to award or decline a proposal.
Why You Should Volunteer to Serve as an NSF Reviewer
http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/reviewer.jsp
In addition to providing a great service to NSF and the science and engineering community, reviewers benefit from reviewing and serving on panels. Reviewers gain first hand knowledge of the peer review process; learn about common problems with proposals; discover strategies to write strong proposals; and, through serving on a panel, meet colleagues and NSF program officers managing programs related to your interests.
What Does NSF Mean by “Transformative Research” Under the Intellectual Merit Review Criterion?
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/in130/in130.jsp
The term "transformative research" is being used to describe a range of endeavors which promise extraordinary outcomes, such as: revolutionizing entire disciplines; creating entirely new fields; or disrupting accepted theories and perspectives — in other words, those endeavors which have the potential to change the way we address challenges in science, engineering, and innovation.
The NSF Mathematics Education Portfolio Brief
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf0503/nsf0503.pdf
The mathematics education portfolio review involved a panel of national experts in mathematics and mathematics education, external stakeholder groups who served as external review groups, and internal NSF staff with detailed knowledge of NSF’s work in mathematics education who served as internal review group.
REU Supplements for Evaluative Research Experiences
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/externalopps2008/reuevalguide.pdf
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07569/nsf07569.htm
The Directorate for Education and Human Resources will consider supporting REU Supplements that provide evaluative research experiences for one or two undergraduates in any NSF research or education project that employs a professional evaluator. The purpose of this opportunity for supplemental funding is to offer undergraduate students exposure to the field of evaluation and to build their skills in evaluative research methods and study design. The student's research should focus on the broader impacts of the research or education project. The professional evaluator attached to the award should have primary responsibility for designing and coordinating the student's evaluative research experience. Investigators interested in this opportunity should contact the EHR REU program officer at (703) 292-5137 or reu.ehr@nsf.gov mailto:reu.ehr@nsf.gov before submitting a request for supplemental funding.
New NSF Survey Finds Six States Account for Nearly Half of State Agencies' R&D Expenditures
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf08309/
NSF CAREER
Office of Proposal Development NSF CAREER Seminar & CAREER Links
Program Information
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5262
NSF CAREER FAQ’s
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05027/nsf05027.jsp
NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips
http://www.clarku.edu/offices/research/pdfs/NSFProposalWritingTips.pdf
Edited by ZJ Pei, Kansas State University, January 2007
NSF CAREER, A Compilation of Proposal Writing Tips
from NSF Program Officers and Career Awardees from Institutions Throughout the US
http://orsp.rutgers.edu/Workshops/NSF_Career.php
Dr. Sylvia Spengler, Program Director, Information Integration & Informatics (III) Cluster of NSF
CAREER: Proposal Writing and other Insights
http://orsp.rutgers.edu/downloads/Presentations/2007/NSF/1.%20Sylvia%20Spengler.pdf
Writing an NSF CAREER Award Proposal
Notes from a May, 2000 workshop at the University of Washington College of Engineering
by Michael Ernst (mernst@cs.washington.edu)
http://people.csail.mit.edu/mernst/advice/career-grant.html
The NSF CAREER Program
Dr. Michael J. Pazzani, VP for Research & Graduate & Professional Education, Rutgers University
http://orsp.rutgers.edu/downloads/Presentations/2006/NSF/1.Dr.Pazzani.pdf
2008 NSF Sponsored CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop, Resources
http://www.k-state.edu/career/2008/08resource.htm
Dr. Jian Cao, Northwestern Univ., former NSF Program Director, ‘97 CAREER Awardee
Dr. Z.J. Pei, Kansas State Univ., 2004 CAREER Awardee
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/Memphis%20CAREER06%20Agenda%20Final.htm
Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop (downloadable)
Research Funding Opportunities for New and Young Faculty
By Sponsored Projects Office, University of California, Berkeley
http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/newfaculty.html
Funding for New Faculty
By Office of Grant and Contract Administration, U. Massachusetts, Amherst
http://www.umass.edu/research/ogca/funding/newfacultydisc.html
Grant Programs for Young Investigators/Junior Faculty
By Lynnette Hentges University of New Hampshire
http://www.unh.edu/osr/funding/support/young_pi.pdf
National Institutes of Health
NIH March 25-27 2008 Regional Seminar, Packet Documents & Presentation Materials
http://research.uthscsa.edu:80/osp/NIH/nih_handouts.htm
Session Documents & PowerPoint Presentations on NIH funding and grants available for download.
NIH Promoting Diversity Through Mentoring
http://mentorminorities.od.nih.gov/
The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health designed this website to expand the promotion efforts of the NIH research supplement training program. Furthermore, the OBSSR seeks to ensure a concentration of researchers who will address behavioral and social factors that are important in improving the public's health, especially among underrepresented populations. This website creates a link between underrepresented students and faculty eligible for support through the NIH Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research program (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-015.html ).
NIH Video & Pod Casting
http://videocast.nih.gov/default.asp
http://videocast.nih.gov:80/FutureEvents.asp
Schedule of upcoming video and pod-cast research topics and related events at the National Institutes of Health, along with archived videos on demand.
SBIR Gateway, an SBIR Information Site
NIH Narrated Advice Presentations for SBIR and STTR
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/sbir/pres.htm
NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm
NIH and other agencies serviced by eRA Commons still want your investigator-initiated applications. Electronic grant applications must be submitted in response to a Funding Opportunity Announcement. NIH has developed Parent Announcements for use by applicants who wish to submit what were formerly termed investigator-initiated or ‘unsolicited’ applications.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine [NIH] Grant Writing Manual, 2007-2008
http://www.med.upenn.edu/rpd/documents/gwm.pdf
“We are delighted to provide the Grant Writing Manual, now in its 12th year of production, as a resource for School of Medicine faculty. It has been assembled over time based on the insight of senior faculty members, and with considerable effort to keep pace with changes in the funding environment…It is intended as a valuable resource for junior investigators who seek a foundation for successful grant writing.”
This is Not Your Mentor’s NIH! How to get Funded and Stay Funded
http://grants.med.yale.edu/funding_opportunities/not-your-mentors-nih.pdf
Scott Rivkees, M.D., Director, Yale Child Health Research Center
Associate Chair of Pediatrics for Research
Insider’s Guide to Peer Review For Applicants (Center for Scientific Review)
http://www.wm.edu/grants/guide%20to%20peer%20review.pdf
To help new and established applicants submit better applications, Center for Scientific Review asked six current and retired study section chairs to share their personal insights on what makes a good NIH grant application. They responded with great enthusiasm. We present some of their responses in their own words to preserve their sprit and impact. NIH Center for Scientific Review, January 18, 2008
Writing the NIH Grant Application & Understanding the Review Process
NIH Grant Application Basics
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm
NIH Grants Process Overview
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm
NIH All About Grants Tutorials
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/default.htm
NIH Grant Writing Tips Sheets
http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
NIH Peer Review of Grants http://ora.stanford.edu/supporting_files/peer_review.pdf
Guideline Reviewers and Chairs
http://www.csr.nih.gov/guidelines/guidelines.htm
Proposal Writing: The Business of Science, by Wendy Sanders, Whitaker Foundation
http://www.wm.edu/grants/PROP/sanders.pdf
The essence of a successful NIH grant application is the idea underlying it. How can we evaluate whether our idea is a good idea, the definition of a good idea being one with the potential to be funded?
NCI Quick Guide for [Writing] Grant Applications
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.htm
Narrated Advice Presentations for NIH SBIR and STTR Proposals
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/sbir/pres.htm
These narrated tutorials are an excellent source of information on developing SBIR and STTR proposals. They offer general advice and information on applying, as well as a visual step-by-step overview of the process from the knowledge and experience of NIAID staff, including former NIH grantees.
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Open Opportunities
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm
Department of Energy
Department of Energy - Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) Grant Program
Listing as of April 1, 2008: http://erle.osti.gov/erle/
The Used Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) Grant Program was established by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to grant available excess of used energy-related laboratory equipment to universities and colleges and other nonprofit educational institutions of higher learning in the United States for use in energy oriented educational programs.
Grant Application Guide, U.S. Department of Energy
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/guide.html
Grant applications submitted to the Office of Science must fit within these program areas and follow this application guide.
Sabbaticals and Faculty Appointments, DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
http://www.nrel.gov/employment/sabbaticals.html
http://www.nrel.gov/employment/research_participants.html
Sabbatical and faculty appointments are designed for senior scientists or engineers who have established records of research productivity and accomplishments and who are on leave from an academic, business, or governmental institution. The participants must meet NREL's conflict-of-interest requirement.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Biological and Environmental Research
Global Change Education Program, End of Summer Workshop, 2007
http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/Information/2007EOSWorkshopAgenda.html
Downloadable PowerPoint presentations from the August 12-14 workshop. Other climate change links: http://niccr.mtu.edu:80/links.htm
The National Academies Summit on America’s Energy Future
Downloadable Webcasts & PP Presentations
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/energysummit/energy_summit_agenda.html
The National Academies Summit on America’s Energy Future was a two-day, critical overview of the recent influential energy studies and initiatives. This timely event was intended to stimulate discussion among participants with diverse points of view on energy issues.
Download the DOE May 2008 report 20% Wind Energy by 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply
http://www.20percentwind.org/20percent_wind_energy_report_05-11-08_wk.pdf
Department of Energy Open Solicitations by Date
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/Solicitation+By+Date?OpenView
The e-center is the Department of Energy's web site for information on doing business with the Department of Energy, including viewing current business opportunities, registering to submit proposals, and obtaining information and guidance on the acquisition and financial assistance award process.
How Your Proposal is Merit Reviewed at the Department of Energy
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/process.html
DOE Office of Science Merit Review System
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/merit.html
DOE Open Grants and Contracts
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html
DOE Research Program Areas; Student & Teacher Workforce Development
http://www.er.doe.gov/Program_Offices/index.htm
The Department of Energy's Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States.
DOD Agencies
Office of Naval Research Currently Active BAAs
http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/
U.S. Army Research Laboratory Open BAAs
http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?Action=6&Page=8
Defense Sciences Office Current Solicitations
http://www.darpa.mil/dso/solicitations/solicit.htm
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research: AFOSR-BAA-2008-1
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080212-048.pdf
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Open Funding Opportunities
http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html
NASA Open and Future Research Solicitations
http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/solicitations.do?method=init
Center for Disease Control & Prevention Open FOAs
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/FOAs.htm
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for FY08
http://cdmrp.army.mil:80/funding/reftable.htm
Synopsis of Current Program Announcements.
Naval Post Graduate School Research BAA Listings
http://www.nps.edu:80/research/WorkingWithNPS.html
NPS works with government laboratories, universities, industry, non-profits and other activities in the performance of its research mission. This site is under development and is being utilized to temporarily house the Broad Agency Announcements recently released for research opportunities at NPS. Please "excuse our dust" while we get this endeavor completed.
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
http://www.federallabs.org/home/about/
FLC is the nationwide network of federal laboratories that provides the forum to develop strategies and opportunities for linking laboratory mission technologies and expertise with the marketplace.
U.S. Department of Education (Top)
Grantmaking at ED, Answers to Your Questions About the Discretionary Grants Process
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/grantmaking/index.html
U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
News Flash
http://ies.ed.gov/newsflash/index.asp
An e-mail-based alert service designed to inform you about all new content posted to the IES website including news from its four Centers and programs within Centers such as the Regional Educational Laboratory Program.
List of Foundations Funding Colleges of Education
http://www.tc.columbia.edu:80/administration/osp/fdn.htm
by Office of Sponsored Projects, Columbia Teachers College
PI Resources for Educational Program Evaluation
OERL, the Online Evaluation Resource Library
User Friendly Guide to Program Evaluation http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02057/start.htm
American Evaluation Association
http://www.eval.org/resources.asp
Advancement of Engineering Education
http://www.asee.org/acPapers/2005-1983_Final.pdf
Online Project Evaluation and Assessment Resources for Principal Investigators
Environmental Protect Agency
Grants 101: Navigating the EPA Grant Process
http://www.epa.gov/solar/documents/webcasts/epa_grants101.pdf
by Asher Weinberg, EPA Grants Coordinator, February 2008
EPA Research Topics URL List
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html
EPA 2008 Environmental Research Grant Announcements
- Adapting to Global Change: Air Quality - Opens: June 2008
- Approaches to Identify and/or Evaluate Potential Environmental Impacts from the Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide - Opens: July 2008
- Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Developing Tools for Quantification and Decision Support - Opens: June 2008
- Dynamic Air Quality Management - Opens: September 2008
- Development of Novel Environmental Health Outcome Indicators - Opens: June 2008
- Community-based Cumulative Risk Assessment Research - Opens: September 2008
- Nanotechnology Research Grants: Investigating Environmental Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: - EPA, NSF & DOE - Opens: September 2008
- 6th Annual P3 Awards: People Prosperity and the Planet - Opens August 2008
- Fall 2009 EPA STAR Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study - Opens July 2008
- Fall 2009 EPA GRO Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study - Opens August 2008
Fall 2009 EPA GRO Fellowships Undergraduate Environmental Study- Opens August 2008
K-12 Education
Using Statistics Effectively In Mathematics Education Research
http://www.amstat.org/research_grants/pdfs/SMERReport.pdf
A report from a series of workshops organized by the American Statistical Association with funding from the National Science Foundation, 2007.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium is a nonprofit educational research and development organization based in Concord, Massachusetts. The Concord Consortium creates interactive materials that exploit the power of information technologies. Our primary goal in all our work is digital equity — improving learning opportunities for all students.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Index of teaching and learning resources from federal agencies, particularly the National Science Foundation, among others, along with links to funded projects, such as the Concord Consortium above.
Understanding and Improving K-12 Engineering in the United States
Project Summary for Public Comment
Committee on K-12 Engineering Education, National Academy of Engineering
National Research Council, April 30, 2008
Arthur Vining Davis Foundation--Secondary Education
http://www.avdfdn.org/programs-secondaryeducation.htm
Grants are made for innovative professional development programs that strengthen teachers and their teaching in grades 9-12.
Grant Writing Advice
How to Compete for Funding at NSF
A Presentation by OPD & Related Resource Materials, March 2008
Funding and Writing Successful Proposals [to NSF], 2007
http://commsci.usc.edu/news/slides/NSF-Talk_at_USC_03-07.ppt
By Timothy M. Pinkston, Program Director, tpinksto@nsf.gov; Professor, USC, tpink@usc.edu
Observations on Proposal Preparation & Writing Tips, Slides 38-52
A Guide for Proposal Writing, an NSF booklet prepared by staff in DUE
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9891/nsf9891.htm
The staff of the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation often provide informal guidance to proposers. Staff members give workshops on proposal writing, answer questions by phone and e-mail, and talk to potential awardees at professional meetings and at NSF. This guide is the essence of the advice often given to inquirers. These suggestions for improving proposals were collected from a variety of sources, including NSF Program Directors, panel reviewers, and successful grantees. Ultimately, proposals are peer reviewed in panels consisting of colleagues in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology disciplines or related fields, and the success in obtaining funding depends in great measure on reviewers’ judgments and their written reviews.
Writing Proposals to NSF
http://www.wm.edu/grants/PROP/nsfadvice.pdf
Proposal Preparation Presentation from April 3, 2002 NSF workshop at College of William & Mary.
The Holy Grail: In Pursuit Of The Dissertation Proposal
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/DissPropWorkshop/process/InPursuitofPhD.pdf
by Michael Watts, Institute of International Studies, UC-Berkeley
“One of the great curiosities of academia is that the art of writing a research proposal–arguably one of the most difficult and demanding tasks confronting any research student–is so weakly institutionalized within graduate programs.”
The Making of a Successful Proposal
http://www.grad.berkeley.edu/publications/thegraduate/Reprints/proposal.pdf
by The Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley
A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing
http://www.wm.edu/grants/PROP/miner.pdf
by Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner
Advice on Writing Proposals to the National Science Foundation
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~sfinger/advice/advice.html
by Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University
This document focuses on writing proposals to NSF, but the general advice can be applied to writing any proposal.
Obtaining Federal Funding, by Caroline Wardle, NSF
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentorWrkshp/funding.pdf
An [excellent and still timely] guide to the art and science of writing competitive proposals for federal funding. While this guide may provide valuable information for proposal writing in general, it was prepared with research proposals in mind, not educational proposals.
NSF Proposal Writing Tips
http://education.ncsa.uiuc.edu/projects/bpc/resources/BPC.Proposal.Writing.ppt
presentation by Jan Cuny, NSF CISE
Do's & Don't's for [NEH] Fellowship Applicants
by Guinevere L. Griest
Director, Division of Fellowships and Seminars, National Endowment for Humanities
http://www.wm.edu/grants/PROP/fellhints.html
The Science of Scientific Writing
If the reader is to grasp what the writer means, the writer must understand what the reader needs
http://www.amstat.org/publications/jcgs/sci.pdf
by George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan*
George D. Gopen is associate professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at Duke University. Judith A. Swan teaches scientific writing at Princeton University.
Selected Proposal Writing Websites
http://www.pitt.edu/~offres/proposal/propwriting/websites.html
Excellent Compilation grant writing URLs by Office of Research, University of Pittsburgh
Tips For Proposal Writing
http://people.whitman.edu/~weilercs/resources/Karentz.pdf
Compiled by Deneb Karentz, University of San Francisco
Early Career Geoscience Faculty: Teaching, Research, Career
http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/earlycareer/research/funding.html
Website by David Matty {shown in in CMU's electron microprobe lab]
Grant writing: Identifying sources of funding and writing proposals; Sources of funding; Recent, Successful Proposals written by geoscience faculty members; Tips from Early Career Workshop Alums.
[Research] Advice Collection, Maintained by Tao Xie and Yuan Xie
http://people.engr.ncsu.edu/txie/advice.htm
NCI Quick Guide for [Writing] Grant Applications
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.htm
Diversity
Funding Diversity: OPD Resources for Developing Grants
to Advance Diversity in Research & Education
Understanding Interventions that Encourage Minorities to Pursue Research Careers, NAS Workshop October, 2007
http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/MORE_workshop_final.pdf
Quality Education For Minorities (QEM) Network
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/Agenda%20EdResearchWorkshop.htm
Professional Development Workshop: Fundamentals of Research in STEM Education,
Supported by the National Science Foundation. Downloadable presentations.
Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education
http://www.aauw.org/research/whereGirlsAre.cfm
A comprehensive look at girls’ educational achievement during the past 35 years, paying special attention to the relationship between girls’ and boys’ progress. Analyses of results from national standardized tests, e.g., National Assessment of Educational Progress and the SAT & ACT college entrance examinations, as well as other measures of educational achievement, provide an overall picture of trends in gender equity from elementary school to college and beyond.
Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network
Planning and Multi-year Proposal Development Workshop
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/HBCU_UP%20webfiles/FinalHBCU-UP_NO_Agenda.htm
National Science Foundation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP). Downloadable presentations.
Quality Education For Minorities (QEM) Network
Workshop For Biology And Mathematics Faculty
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/AgendaBWIMathBIO.htm
National Science Foundation’s Historically Black Colleges And Universities Undergraduate Program, downloadable presentations.
Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network Workshop
National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Biological Sciences
http://qemnetwork.qem.org/BIOAGENDAdoc.htm
Women, Minorities, & Persons w/Disabilities in Science & Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/?govDel=USNSF_146
This site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data are organized by topic and are presented in tables, graphics, and spreadsheets for downloading.
Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/
Research Mentoring: Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining Women in CSE; Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates; Distributed Mentoring Project; Canadian Distributed Mentoring Project; Career Mentoring Workshops; Grad Cohort for Women Program; Discipline-specific Mentoring Workshops; Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities for Women
Career Mentoring Workshops
http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/projects/mentoring/mentorWrkshp/transcripts.pdf
Coordinator • Francine Berman, University of California, San Diego
Editor • Ann Redelfs, San Diego Supercomputer Center
University of Washington ADVANCE Leadership Workshops
http://www.engr.washington.edu/advance/workshops/
OPD Funding Resources for Humanities Research
Research Funding Opportunities in the Humanities
The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research
Texas A&M University
http://glasscockcenter.blogspot.com/
Russell Sage Foundation--Social Science Research
http://www.russellsage.org/programs/main/
http://www.russellsage.org/about/whatwedo/howtoapply/awards/
The Russell Sage Foundation is an operating foundation directly involved in the conduct and dissemination of social science research. Main research programs: Future of Work, Immigration, Cultural Contact, and Social Inequality.
Ford Foundation Searchable Database of Grants & Foundations
http://www.fordfound.org/grants/database/search
Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study, 2007-2008
http://www.si.edu/ofg/intern.htm
This URL includes descriptions of fellowships, internships and other programs available at the Institution. Please take note of specialized fellowships and their respective places of contact.
Guidelines on How to Write a Proposal to The Smithsonian Institution: http://www.si.edu/osp/submittingaproposal.htm
Watch for the 2008 Updating of ACLS Competitions and Deadlines
http://www.acls.org/grants/Single.aspx?id=352
The mission of the American Council of Learned Societies is "the advancement of humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and the social sciences. ACLS grants typically have fall semester due dates.
American Association of University Women Seeks Fellowship Panelists
http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/panels/index.cfm
Panelists are needed for five fellowship, grants, and awards panel: American Fellowships, International Fellowships, Selected Professional Fellowships, Research & Community Action Grants, and Research & Projects Career Development Grants. Terms are two years and begin Jan. 1 of each year.
Ten Myths About the Fulbright Program
http://www.cies.org/campus_reps/download/myths.pdf
Council for international exchange of scholars (Cies)
3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L, Washington, DC 20008-3009
E-mail: scholars@cies.iie.org • Telephone: 202.686.7877 • Fax: 202.362.3442
Gerda Henkel Foundation
http://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en_home.php?nav_id=15&language=en
The Gerda Henkel Foundation supports projects in the historical humanities, especially History, Archaeology, Art History and other historical disciplines.
About Social Science Research Council Emergency Grants
http://mediaresearchhub.ssrc.org/grants/emergency-grants
Continuous Submission. Urgent research needs can sometimes fall outside our collaborative grants schedule. To accommodate such needs, SSRC program staff will accept requests for emergency grants via email to mediahub@ssrc.org . Such requests should be made initially in short form (1-2 pages), following the general criteria of the collaborative grants regarding purpose and conditions. The request for support should explain, in particular, the reason for the urgency of the request and the needed outcome. Staff may then ask for a more detailed proposal, following the model, criteria, and budget limits associated with the large grants.
Sources of Dissertation Funding in the Social & Behavioral Sciences
http://www.columbia.edu:80/cu/ssw/phdprogram/financial/dissertation_funding.html
by Columbia University School of Social Work
Programs Supporting Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences
http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/dob_fdn_list.cfm
FundSource is a tool designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding. It has been designed to be specific to behavioral and social science research, freely available with no subscription costs, and responsive to your needs and feedback.
Social Science Research Council Current Funding Opportunities
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/overview/
The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions, By Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/art_of_writing_proposals/
W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research
http://www.aiar.org/fellowships.html
The Albright annually provides $275,000 in fellowships and awards to 28 recipients. Fellowships are open to those in Near Eastern studies from prehistory through the early Islamic period, including the fields of archaeology, anthropology, art history, Bible, epigraphy, historical geography, history, language, literature, philology and religion and related disciplines.
HUD Office of University Partnerships Funding Opportunities
http://www.oup.org/aboutoup.asp
In 1994 HUD established the Office of University Partnerships to encourage and expand the growing number of partnerships formed between colleges and universities and their communities.
Semester-long Grant writing Workshop - Fall 2008 (applications due Sept. 1st)