The Student Grant and Award Initiative aims to support students as they search and apply for grants and awards. Alongside one-on-ones and individualized scholarship lists tailored to each student, we are also building up resources and handouts to help students along the process as well.
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CGU Videos
- Funding your CGU Education (with corresponding handout)
- Selecting & Applying for Awards as a Graduate Student
- Grantwriting 101
- Writing a Successful Crossing Boundaries Research Award Application
- Writing a Successful CGU or Transdisciplinary Dissertation Award Application
Examples
- Example Proposals from NEH, NIH, NSF, and more
- Examples of successful Department of Education grant proposals
Tips & Guides
National Endowment for the Humanities
- Tip Package for Applicants (NEH). “A Few Hints for Writing a Successful Grant Application”
- NEH Application Tips
- Fordham University, “Writing a Successful (NEH) Fellowship Application.”
- Cameron, Chris. Links to an external site.” Links to an external site.Some Tips for Writing a Strong NEH Proposal. Links to an external site.” Black Perspectives Links to an external site.(March 29, 2015).
- Esformes, Maria. “How to Write a Successful Humanities Grant.”
- Goff-Albritton, Rachel. “What You Need to Know When Writing Your NEH Proposal.” Ord Bulletin, Florida State University, March 30, 2018.
- Hindley, Meredith. “How to Get a Grant from NEH: A Public Service Message.” NEH Humanities 29, 4 (July/August 2008).
National Science Foundation
- Caitlyn Allen. “A Successful NSF Grant Proposal Structure.” University of Wisconsin, November 2013.
- Cindy Grimm, “How to Write an NSF Proposal.” Accessed through Orgeon State University.
- “How to Write a Winning NSF Proposal.” Accessed through the University of Omaha.
- Eric Berger, “An Insider’s Perspective on National Science Foundation Funding.” Chron., June 11, 2011.
- Chris Blattman, “PhD Students: Writing an NSF Application.” September 9, 2012. Blog post.
- Jacob Kraicer, “The Art of Grantsmanship.” May 5, 1997.
National Institute of Health
- NEH Quick Guide for Grant Applications. September 2010.
- David C. Morrison, Stephanie Cologna, and Celine Cluzeau. “Writing Winning NIH Grant Proposals.”
- Thu Pham, University of California, Davis. “How to Write a Successful National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Proposal.”
- Abigail Horstmann, “I Got an NIH Grant, and You Can Too.” July 9, 2016. Blog post.
- Kendall Powell, “The Best-Kept Secrets to Winning Grants.” Nature 545, May 25, 2017.
Department of Education
- Amanda Cappon and Lynne N. Kennette, “Writing Your First Grant,” Faculty Focus, January 31, 2022.
- Taylor Kremer, “Grant Writing for Beginners Series,” GetEdFunding blog.
American Psychological Association
- Katie Edwards and Danielle Probst, “‘Show Me the Money’ : Grant Writing Tips for Graduate Students.” Association for Psychological Science, October 1, 2008.
- Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon, “On the Art of Writing Proposals: Same Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions.”
- Bettina J. Casad, “Writing Grant Proposals.” Association for Psychological Science, October 9, 2003.
- Rebecca Clay, “Academic Careers: How to Get Grants.” Monitor on Psychology 49, 8 (September 2018).
- Dave Jamieson, “Grant Writing 101.” gradPSYCH Magazine, 2011.
- Helen Santoro, “The Daunting but Vital World of Grant Writing.” Monitor on Psychology
- Kirsten Weir, “Grant Writing 101.” gradPSYCH Magazine, 2014.