Make sure your proposal is original, well-written and can be understood by an educated layperson. Ask a friend from outside of your department to read your proposal and explain its significance.

While the art and science of grant writing can vary depending on many factors, not least of which being the specific requirements of the target funding organization, there are a few general best ...

Read the request for proposals and any other grant maker materials thoroughly. As you read the written materials, make a list of the grant maker’s buzzwords and make sure they are always in front of ...

You’ve selected one or several funding opportunities to pursue, and now you’re ready to write a grant to fund your research. Many seasoned researchers will tell you that the first step is planning, ...

With planning, research, and clear writing, fund raisers can greatly improve their chances of preparing winning grant proposals, write Mary Hall, a professor in the nonprofit-leadership ...

Lisa Chasan-Taber, UMass Amherst professor and chair of biostatistics and epidemiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, has updated her seminal textbook, “Writing Grant Proposals in ...

Writing a research proposal is a time-consuming but priceless opportunity to develop research ideas, build critical-thinking skills and develop communications strategies — not to mention obtaining ...

As an instructor for the Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing program, one of my favorite things to do is ask participants to share a memorable takeaway from the class. Often, what sticks with them are ...

Chemist David Sanabria-Ríos was no stranger to receiving the cold shoulder from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Several times, he had applied for funding for his research on synthesizing ...

A humdrum response from reviewers of your grant proposal can set off a cascade of questions and self-doubt. Did the reviewers not like your research question, or was your approach lacking? Did you ...

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Grant writing is an essential part of any research career, as most researchers depend on “soft money” to fund their projects and often salaries as well. Writing grants to obtain funding can be an ...