Proposal Preparation Resources

 

Sample Proposals

The link below lists sample proposals available through the OVPR. Please contact Mary Ryker at mlryker@purdue.edu or 49-49322 to arrange to view or receive copies of funded proposals.
    Sample Proposals by Agency and Program

 

Citable Purdue Institutional Description

At times, a funding agency will request an institutional description as part of the proposal submission.  You may use this general Purdue text in its entirety or use select paragraphs as appropriate to your project.  Please include the suggested citation to avoid plagiarism issues associated with boilerplate material.

    Purdue General Institutional Description Text

 

Data Management Plans

All NSF proposals that request funding to support postdoctoral researchers must also contain a Postdoc Mentoring Plan. The resources below may be helpful in completing this requirement.

Proposal Writing Guides

So much grant-writing advice exists that a comprehensive bibliography is impossible. However, the books and electronic resources listed below are recent and concise and, therefore, make good starting points.

Department of Energy

Grants.gov

  • Find and Apply User Guide, Ver. 4.0, last modified October 9, 2010. Use this guide to find step-by-step instructions on Finding Grant Opportunities using a basic search, browse by category, browse by agency or advanced search. There are also instructions on how to sign-up for an e-mail subscription to receive e-mail alerts about new Grant Opportunities, as well as how to apply, download, complete and track an application.

NASA

National Institutes of Health

National Science Foundation

Foundations

Other Resources and Bibliographies

 

Postdoc Mentoring Plan

 

Writing/Editing Resources