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				General Resources The Making of a Successful Proposal by The Graduate Division, University of California, Berkeley The Holy Grail: In Pursuit Of The Dissertation Proposal 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.” A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing by Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner Obtaining Federal Funding, by Caroline Wardle, NSF 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. The Science of Scientific Writing If the reader is to grasp what the writer means, the writer must understand what the reader needs 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. The Science of Scientific Writing by George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan "If the reader is to grasp what the writer means, the writer must understand what the reader needs." How to Write a Losing Proposal by Alexander Scheeline (with one item by Richard Hilderbrandt) Science Careers Journal, The GrantDoctor: Advice for Grant Seekers (a series of articles) Developing And Writing Grant Proposals from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Basic Elements of Grant Writing - a guide prepared by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal -by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. Provides both instructions on how to write a funding proposal and actual examples of a completed proposal. The Art of Grantsmanship - A useful guide by Dr. Jacob Kraicer of the University of Toronto Department of Physiology; its specifically for medical researchers, but of interest to anyone looking for funding. Funding Your Best Ideas - A 12-Step Program How to Become a Grant Reviewer By Karen M. Markin, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Chronicle Careers Proposal Writing - A Short Course from the Foundation Center
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				NSF Resources
				NSF Resources How to Compete for Funding at NSF A Presentation by OPD & Related Resource Materials, March 2008 Funding and Writing Successful Proposals [to NSF], 2007 By Timothy M. Pinkston, Program Director, tpinksto@nsf.gov; Professor, USC, tpink@usc.edu Observations on Proposal Preparation & Writing Tips, Slides 38-52A Guide for Proposal Writing, an NSF booklet prepared by staff in DUE 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. NSF DCL on Broader Impacts Proposal Requirements “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. ”What Does NSF Mean by “Transformative Research” Under the Intellectual Merit Review Criterion? 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. Six Merit Review Facts from NSF 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. Writing Proposals to NSF Proposal Preparation Presentation from April 3, 2002 NSF workshop at College of William & Mary. NSF Proposal Writing Tips presentation by Jan Cuny, NSF CISE Why You Should Volunteer to Serve as an NSF Reviewer 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. Finding What Works: Strategies for Improving STEM Education 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 A National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education by the National Science Foundation 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 CAREER FAQ’s NSF Innovation Through Institutional Integration FAQ's NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips 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 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) The NSF CAREER Program Dr. Michael J. Pazzani, VP for Research & Graduate & Professional Education, Rutgers University [NSF SBE] Guidelines for Writing Grant Proposals By Ann M. Peters, University of Hawaii & Lise Menn, University of Colorado Written to help linguists, especially younger scholars, produce higher quality (and therefore more fundable) proposals for grants from NSF, this essay is an excellent overall introduction to writing proposals to NSF’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economics Sciences. NSF Proposal Review By Mark Oskin, A view from the other side A Guide for Proposal Writing from the National Science Foundation
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				NIH Resources
				This is Not Your Mentor’s NIH! How to get Funded and Stay Funded 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) 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 NIH Grant Application Basics NIH Grants Process Overview NIH All About Grants Tutorials NIH Grant Writing Tips Sheets NIH Peer Review of Grants Guideline Reviewers and Chairs Proposal Writing: The Business of Science, by Wendy Sanders, Whitaker Foundation 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 Narrated Advice Presentations for NIH SBIR and STTR Proposals 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. NIH Grant Writing Tip Sheet (from NINDS) A Short Guide to the Preparation of NIH Grant Applications - a guide prepared by the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute (NCI) Frequently Heard Comments at Study Section Meetings (NIH) (pdf)
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				Department of Energy Resources
				How Your Proposal is Merit Reviewed at the Department of Energy DOE Office of Science Merit Review System
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				Department of Education Resources
				How to Get a FIPSE Grant by Eulalia Benejam Cobb, former FIPSE Program Officer Grantmaking at ED, Answers to Your Questions About the Discretionary Grants Process U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences 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. OERL, the Online Evaluation Resource Library User Friendly Guide to Program Evaluation American Evaluation Association Advancement of Engineering Education Online Project Evaluation and Assessment Resources for Principal Investigators Ten Myths About the Fulbright Program 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
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				National Enhancement of the Humanities Resources
				NEH ResourcesDo's & Don't's for [NEH] Fellowship Applicants by Guinevere L. Griest Director, Division of Fellowships and Seminars, National Endowment for Humanities
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				Environmental Protection Agency Resources
				Grants 101: Navigating the EPA Grant Process by Asher Weinberg, EPA Grants Coordinator, February 2008 EPA Research Topics URL List
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				SBR/STTR
				SBIR Proposal Writing Basics The North Carolina Small Business Technology and Development Center's SBIR/STTR NEWS recently reprinted this article, by Gail & Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc., Copyright © 2008-posted by the Research Group, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (http://research.unc.edu/rs/funding_tips.html#sbir_prop).
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