Funding Opportunities: Writing Grant Applications

This page outlines an overview of writing a funding application for grant opportunities. It provides a succinct understanding of proposal writing focusing on five main points, Go From Concept to Proposal, Find the Right Funding Program, Plan Before Writing, Target Your Proposal, and Utilize Resources.

This page provides an in-depth overview of the grant application process. While the advice is tailored towards NIH research grants, the tips are helpful for applying to all grants and the page includes headings such as "What Peer Reviewers Look For," "Are You a New or Early Stage Investigator," and "Foreign Involvement: Institution and/or Investigator."

Provides a list of general tips to consider when writing your funding application for health sciences grant opportunities. This page also provides resources including print books that address grant application writing as well as further online resources to guide you through the process including "Grant Writing 101: how to craft a grant that boosts your career prospects," published by the American Psychological Association.

The Office of Research at the University of Guelph prepared a helpful collection of resources and general advice for grant application writing. The page breaks up the applications process into an accessible list of tips targeting several aspects of grant writing, including presenting a clear and feasible budget and persuasive writing.

This page provides a collection of links to external resources to help researchers with grant writing for Tri-Council opportunities. The Office of Research at the University of New Brunswick also provides templates for Tri-Council funding applications which are free to download for all.

This page provides a PDF copy of the popular resource, Guidebook for New Principal Investigators, published by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. While intended for those new to the role of Principal Investigator in health sciences research projects, this guidebook contains a breadth of helpful advice for writing a successful application for CIHR funding opportunities. Of particular interest is the first section titled "The Top Eight Things to Do to Write Great Grants," including headings such as "Start Writing Early," "Tips for Good Grant Writing," and "Actually Writing the Application."

An extremely thorough guide for writing applications for SSHRC funding opportunities, this guide outlines the evaluation criteria for proposals as well as targeted advice towards specific aspects of the application including writing structure, team applications, and budget advice.

This page gives excellent tips and advice for writing applications for funding opportunities provided by CIHR. It breaks up the application process into three sections titled "Empower Yourself: Be Prepared!," "Application Content: Success is in the Details," and "Writing and Finalizing," with each section containing detailed advice for writing successful CIHR applications. Throughout the page, you will also find helpful links to external resources that can further aid your funding application.