See Director of Research & Grants for help with planning your proposal. The Director of Research & Grants can locate potential funding sources that match your research goals, and can guide you in your consideration of the time frame of such a proposal. See the funding sources page for additional information.

Review the request for proposals (RFP) carefully to determine whether or not you will need to make a request for matching funds. If you will request matching funds, the VPAA will review that request. If you intend to request significant matching support, please notify the VPAA as soon as possible in the proposal-writing process.

The following are links to on-line resources for proposal preparation:

Annotated NIH Grant Application (PDF)

A proposal writing short course from the Foundation Center

Guide for writing a funding proposal

Click HERE for a Web site with additional resources

The Director of Research & Grants is available to review your proposal and give you advice on general style of presentation, as well as whether or not your proposal fits with the funding source guidelines.

Look at the guidelines for budget preparation for useful information. In addition, please use the budget outline if you need some guidance developing a budget for your proposal. Make sure you follow any forms that are required by the funding agency.

College rates for fringe benefits and indirect costs are included in the guidelines for budget preparation.