Proposal Preparation

• Overview
• Pre-award Policies and Procedures
• Internal Clearance
• Contracts
• Rates
• UI eRA
• Subawards
• Funding Search Engines
• Proposal Writing Resources

Grants Accounting

Institutional Review Board

Committee for Care and Use of Animals

Research Board

Research Policies

Annual Reports

Proposal Writing Resources

The following links are free, online tutorials on proposal writing:

• The Foundation Center's short course on proposal writing

• The National Science Foundation Guide to Proposal Writing

The following are sources for both online and in person classes on proposal writing:

• Donorís Forum of Chicago

• The Grantsmanship Center

Other helpful links:

Charity Channel - UIS subscribes to this service, any faculty or staff member can sign up to directly receive newsletters on various fundraising topics:

Council on Foundations

Central Illinois Nonprofit Resource Center

UIS Campus Presentations on Funding and Proposal Writing

• October 2009 Developing a Project Plan and Budget (ppt)

• October 2009 Fountain of Funding (ppt)

• February 2007 (ppt)

• Nov 2006 (ppt)

Sample Budgets

• General Project Budget

• NSF Budget

National Science Foundation Guidelines

• Broader Impacts Proposal Requirements
• Grant Proposal Guide