Proposal Guidance

Principal Investigator's Guidebook

The following links open and download Word documents from the Principal Investigator's Guidebook to your computer. The guidebook contains five sections, each with links to specific subject areas.

Section 1 – Office of Research and Sponsored Programs  

• 1.1 Why Write Proposals and Why Contract through Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 
• 1.2 Working with Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Development Staff
• 1.3 Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Other Services
• 1.4 Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Guidelines for EO 890 Requirements

Section 2 – Writing the Proposal

• 2.1 The Concept Paper
• 2.2 Ten Commandments of Research Proposal Preparation
• 2.3 Writing the Proposal: A Proposal Writer's Guide
• 2.4 Writing the Need Statement
• 2.5 Sample Letter of Intent
• 2.6 How to Write a Losing Proposal
• 2.7 Reflecting on Grantseeking
• 2.8 Learning from Failure: Resubmitting Your Rejected Proposal

Section 3 – Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Policies and Procedures

• 3.1 The Basics of Facilities and Administrative Costs

Section 4 – General, Agency-Specific and Internal Funding Information

• 4.1 Concept Information for Funding Searches
• 4.3 Politics of Grantgetting
• 4.4 Foundations: How to Get Their $$$ in 7 Easy Steps
• 4.5 Eight Great Steps to Getting Corporate Support
• 4.6 National Endowment for the Humanities Criteria for Evaluating Applications
• 4.7 NEA “Tips” for Writing Successful Proposals
• 4.8 Hints for Writing Successful NIH Grants

Section 5 – Additional Information

• 5.1 Commonly Needed Information for Grant Applications
• 5.2 Service Area Map