GRANT WRITING RESOURCES

INSTITUTIONAL FACTS & ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS

• Useful information for proposal preparation
• MSU's personnel policy on faculty workloads-Pac-29
• MSU's personnel policy on consulting-Pac 5
• Travel Services

ARTICLES & GUIDES

There are a variety of online resources available to help grant seekers with the proposal development and writing process. Additionally, many federal agencies have specific formats and elements that go beyond the general outline on this website. In addition to agency-specific information, the resources below can help you gain a better understanding of how funding proposals are crafted.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

• Grant Proposal Guide
• Advice on Writing Proposal to the National Science Foundation (Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon)
• Twelve Steps to a Winning Research Proposal (George Hazelreig, NSF program officer)

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH - SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Grant Application and Review Process
• Grant Application Basics
• NIH proposal format and review process 
• Inside the NIH Grant Review Process
• Information for New Investigators

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES

• Applying for a Grant

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS

• Applying for a Grant

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

• Applying for a Grant

OTHER AGENCIES

• ​Applying for a new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant
• Fulbright Scholar Program