Write and Submit Proposal

Research funding is generally obtained by applying to a funding source, describing in detail the kind of research or training that will occur and how much it will cost. The following sections describe the process of writing and submitting a proposal:

• Proposal Process Overview

• Detailed Proposal Process

  • Internal Sponsored Coordination Form

  • Budget Information

• Related information for preparing and submitting proposals can be found as follows:

• Types of Proposals and Funding Agreements

• Proposals Which Include Subcontracts

• Access to Sponsor Websites (for NIH and NSF researchers)

• Key Institutional Information (for proposal cover sheets and forms)

• Offices and Individuals to Contact for Special Review
  
  
• Budget Figures and Rates (for budget calculations)
  

• Research Compliance Offices

• Biosafety
• Radiation Safety
  
• Research Involving Animals
• Research Involving Humans
• Research Misconduct Hotline

You may also contact the Office of Proposal Development (OPD) for specific kinds of assistance in writing your grant. In particular, for NIH and NSF proposals, the OPD has developed tools to help you organize your writing and to make writing standard sections more efficient while tailoring them to your particular goals or aims. Please click here for more information.