Developing and Submitting a Proposal
Policies and Procedures
General Guides
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal (S. Joseph Levine, Michigan State University)
Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals (Robert Porter, Ph. D., Virginia Tech)
Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Guidelines
The Council on Governmental Relations (COGR) posts educational materials relevant to research universities available on its web page.
SciENcv Bigraphical Sketch for NSF, NIH, and other federal funders – create your biosktech on NCBI’s web site, required by NSF. Watch the tutorial
Agency Specific Guides
Although specific governmental agencies have developed the following guides and resources, the information found within is often useful for proposals submitted to any agency.
Department of Education
US Department of Education Institute of Education Services
What Works Clearinghouse
Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities
EDsiteMENT – a resource for K-12 teaching materials developed with NEH support
National Institutes of Health
Powerpoint from the virtual NIH Workshop with Dr. Alexandra Ainsztein, Program Director, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Cell Biology and Biophysics Division
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Writing Tip Sheets
NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grant Management
National Science Foundation
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), effective October 4, 2021.
You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.
In April 2020, NSF recorded a webinar about the requirement to use an NSF-approved format for both the biographical sketch and current & pending support documents as part of proposals submitted to NSF. The policy, outlined in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), goes into effect for proposals submitted or due, on or after June 1, 2020. The two NSF-approved formats are SciENcv: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae, and an NSF Fillable PDF.
NSF webinar Proposal & Award Policy Update 2019 presented by Jean Feldman, Head of the Policy Office. The powerpoint shown in the presentation can be found here. The Policy Office web page is here.
Would you like to be an External Peer Reviewer for NSF and learn more about what successful NSF proposals look like? Reviewers provide feedback to Principal Investigators in the decision to fund or not to fund a proposal. “The Art and Science of Reviewing Proposals” is an orientation video on how to provide high quality reviews that NSF encourages all of its reviewers to watch. There is a link at the end of the video to additional resources and a list of helpful hints. If you are interested in being a reviewer for NSF, please contact us and we can help you connect with NSF.
NSF Grants Conferences and Webcasts
NSF Virtual Grant Conference 2021
NSF Tutorials Sections of an NSF Proposal: Project Description
NSF STEM Education Workshops
Writing Competitive Education Proposals for NSF
PowerPoint presentation by Scott Grissom, Division of Undergraduate Education
Workshop held April 16, 2010 at the University of Hartford
NSF CAREER Panel at Michigan State University 2019 via You Tube
Fulbright
In March 2018, Dr. Shirley Wade McLoughlin, Professor at Keene State College shared her personal experience as a Fulbright Scholar to the Republic of Georgia in 2013. Click https://www.cies.org/alumni-ambassadors/shirley-mcloughlin to view the presentation, Dr. McLoughlin’s CV, and contact information.
Key points:
It can take 5-8 years to plan on applying to the Fulbright program. Start thinking about it now, peruse the web site.
Consider sabbatical timing, plan ahead. OGSP can help.
Fulbright opportunities are anywhere between a couple of weeks to a year in length.
Read the guidelines.
U.S. citizenship required, permanent resident is not sufficient, see eligibility https://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program.
The Catalogue of Awards for the U.S. Scholar opportunity highlights 465 awards offered this coming year. https://awards.cies.org/.
The 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition deadline is August 1 (annually) https://www.cies.org/article/2019-2020-fulbright-us-scholar-competition-opens.
National Science Foundation: Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
National Institute of Health: Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES/Fulbright) Programs
The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs will coordinate workshops throughout the year to strengthen faculty and staff expertise in various aspects of grants and contract administration. On this page we will also post opportunities offered outside of The University of New Haven as they come to our attention. Please refer to our calendar for upcoming events that might interest you.
We also offer individual consultations and will tailor presentations for departments or colleges upon request.
CITI Program Training
The University has partnered with the CITI Training Program to offer extensive research training. Instructions on how to access this may be found here.
Some keys to success:
- Start early
- Confirm your eligibility
- Match your project to the funding agency’s priorities
- Read and follow the guidelines for submission
- Consult with the Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs early
- Consult with agency Program Officers as appropriate
- Proof/edit your proposal; share with colleagues for feedback if possible
- Be mindful of the time necessary to create budgets, cover sheets, appendices, and letters of support
- Obtain approvals on the internal routing form
- Submit your proposals in a timely manner