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Write Your Grant

Discover resources for helping you write research grant applications.

Grant-writing resources

Sample grant applications from UMN
Houses successfully funded grant applications from CTSI and the Department of Medicine. Access request form.
 
UMN Proposal Preparation Program (P3)
A small, highly interactive, peer grant writing group that meets 10 times over the course of four months. Available for early-career, assistant professor faculty members preparing for their first K- or R-series NIH grant proposal.
 

This webpage from the University of Minnesota's Research and Innovation Office features advice, practical tips, and other information to aid in writing different types of grant proposals.

NIH's guide to application writing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides this guide to writing an NIH grant application. Select topics of interest include:

Write Winning NIH Grants annual seminar
Learn to write grant proposals that get funded at this annual, two-day seminar designed for investigators and staff who help support grant writing. Seminar content is geared toward NIH grants, but is applicable to other national funding agencies.

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) 
CAREI specializes in blending research and practice to drive meaningful change in education, building projects that translate to improved outcomes for children, families, systems, and communities. Services include grant writing, project design, project implementation and coordination, data collection, analysis, and dissemination, efficacy studies, and participatory research.

General writing resources

Center for Writing
The Center for Writing supports students and educators who practice, teach with, and research writing at the University. Select topics of interest include:

  • Especially for multilingual writers: Videos and resources selected by the Center for writing to support the needs of multilingual writers.
  • Quick help materials: Printable handouts and online materials addressing writing topics like grammar, punctuation, and avoiding plagiarism.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) 
This Purdue University website offers writing resources and instructional materials.

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