Training

OSP Training:

OSP staff offers one-on-one tutorials and grant writing workshops to assist faculty, staff, and students in developing skills needed to create competitive proposals. Upon request, seminars can be tailored for specific departments, colleges, faculty groups, or academic courses.

Training is also available through the following websites:
 

Grant Writing Tutorials and Manuals:

• Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants - SciVee website (Provided by the Public Library of Science and NSF)
• A Guide for Proposal Writing - National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Proposal Writing Short Course and Proposal Writing Budgeting Basics
Two sites from the Foundation Center's with good grant writing advice
• All About Grants Tutorials - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH); For biomedical investigators applying for NIH research project grants
• Tips for Writing a Grant Proposal - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal
• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

Other Grant Writing Resources:

• Resources for Behavioral Science Researchers - The “Research Assistant” resources for new and minority drug abuse researchers seeking funds from the NIH
• Project Design, Types of Funders and Funder Research
Springfield Technical Community College Grantseeking tools  

Grant Writing Aids:

• Writing the Research Grant Proposal - Albert Einstein College of Medicine Guidelines on how to write the best grant proposals
• Grant Writing Tips Sheets - Office of Extramural Research (NIH)
• Common Mistakes in NIH Applications - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Guide for Writing Proposal - Learner Associates, Joseph S. Levine
• Proposal Development Toolkit - St. Louis University, Writing the Proposal

OSP Library:

• After the Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewardship
• Getting Your Grant: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
• Go Get That Grant! A Practical Guide for Libraries and Nonprofit Organizations
• Grant Writing Handbook for Nurses, 2nd Edition
• Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-by-step Guide
• Grants for Libraries: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
• Guide to Effective Grant Writing: How to Write an Effective NIH Grant Application
• Guide to Winning Proposals II
• Models of Proposal Planning & Writing
• Practical Grant Writing & Program Evaluation
• Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals
• The Complete Guide to Writing Effective & Award-Winning Grants
• Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook
• Write An Effective Funding Application: A Guide for Research & Scholars
• Writing for A Good Cause: The Complete Guide to Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasive Pieces for Nonprofits
• Writing the NIH Grant Proposal: A Step-by-step Guide