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Grant Proposal Writing
My top 10 Don’ts
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No! No!
Top 10 Don’ts
10Don’t wait until the last
minute.
Top 10 Don’ts
9.Don’t ignore or
undervaluethe boring parts:
management plan
education & outreach
project evaluation, etc.
This is boring and it isn’t my
area of expertise.
Who will care anyway if I
omit it?
8.Don’t ignore any instructions in
the RFP.
Request for
Proposals
Instructions
Do this
Do that
Mail to
Email to
Sections required
Page limits
Margin & font sizes
Etc.
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7.
Don’t lie. Don’t plagiarize.
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6.Don’t promise something that
you can’t deliver.
I sure hope I can do this.
Well, miracles do
happen!
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5.Don’t try to cram
everything but the kitchen sink
into your proposal.
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4.Don’t ever say “it
is obvious” or “it is apparent.”
Assume that nothing is obvious or apparent.
It is obvious that…..
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Top 10 Don’ts
3.Don’t have any misspelled words
or grammatical errors
Dictionary
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2.Don’t ignore the reviewers’
comments
Top 10 Don’ts
1.Don’t give up!
You can’t win if you don’t enter!
My top 10 Do’s
Top 10 Do’s
10.Do develop a good idea that someone will want to fund
Top 10 Do’s
9.Do start early &
allow enough time to write a good proposal
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8.Do ask for and use
available help:• Program Officers• Colleagues• University resources• Reviewer comments• Prior awardees
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7.Do learn to accept
criticism.
Do use constructive
criticism wisely.
That idiot doesn’t know
anything!!!!!
Now that’s a good
idea. I’ll try that.
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6.Do understand about “goals,”“objectives,” and “activities.”
Activities
The “to do” list
Chronological order
Objectives
What you want to achieve in the sort-term
Immediate results from your project
Goals
Long-term changes or contributions of your project.
The BIG PICTURE things
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5.Do understand the goals of the
funding agency.
NSF’s goals
Your project
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4.Do show your
passion.
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3.
Do sell yourself and your product.
2. Do make your proposal as easy and as pleasant to read as possible for the reviewers:
well-organized 1st person and direct sentences pleasing to the eye: lots of white space;
use diagrams, tables, and pictures but keep them simple
read it aloud and have others critically read it
make your abstract as good as it can be Highlight the review criteria so reviewers
don’t miss them
This Not this
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1.1.
Be an Be an optimist!optimist!