Proposal Development for Engineering Research

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SDSU Resources

  • Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORASP) - (internal to SDSU).
  • Office of Grants and Contracts - (internal to SDSU).

Additional links below provide access to a variety of guides, manuals and samples that will help you develop targeted, compelling grant proposals.

General Grant Writing

  • by Jacob Kraicer.
  • , American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Grant Writing for Engineers.
  • , Eastern Michigan University.

National Science Foundation

  • The revised NSF went into effect on Jan. 30, 2017. It provides guidance for the preparation and submission of proposals to NSF.
  • , NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
  • by George Hazelrigg, NSF program officer.

National Institutes of Health

  • , NIH research project grant.
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  • When preparing your NIH proposal, be sure to study the guidelines in the .
  • Check out this on how to address rigor and reproducibility in your NIH application. It is also available as a PDF in the document library to the right.

Private Foundations

  • The , also available as an
  • .
  • National Network of Grantmakers: - This common grant application form is accepted by a number of foundations. It can also be useful in organizing the information needed in a project proposal.

Budgets

  • , Appalachian State University
  • , Northern Illinois University
  • , NSF

Writing Style Guides

  • The Department Of Energy's features formatting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and language guidelines.
  • American Scientist published which encourages writers to keep reader expectations in mind.
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