Grants Writing and Process
Web sites and online tutorials
- Cal Poly Grants Development Office
- Includes links to many grant writing resources.
- Grant Proposal Writing: Guide to Books and Web Sites
- Good list of recommended books and web sites, from the University of Wisconsin Libraries.
- Proposal Writer's Guide (Donald Thackrey, University of Michigan)
- "This Guide is intended for faculty and staff members with little or no experience in writing proposals for sponsored activities."
- Proposal Development Process (University of Washington)
- Includes:
- Proposal Writing Short Course (Foundation Center)
- Writing Winning Proposals (ASME)
- Excellent modular tutorial from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Books (Selected Titles)
- Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-by-Step Guide. (Link+)
- Research Proposals: A Guide to Success, 3rd. ed.. Thomas Ogden and Israel Goldberg (Link+)
- Grant Proposal Makeover: Transform your request from no to yes. Kennedy Library, HV41.2 .C518 2007
- Proposals That Work: A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals, 5th Ed.. Lawrence Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen Silverman (Link +)
More
To see additional books on grant writing, search PolyCat or Link+ by title, keyword, or by the following subject headings:
- Proposal Writing in Education
- Proposal Writing in Research
- Research Grants
Grant-making organizations and alert services
For more information
Many professional and scholarly journals publish news and helpful articles about grants writing.
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