Guidance from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on writing a grant proposal. Although some of the content is specific to NIH, much of it applies to writing a grant proposal for any funding source. The bulleted lists of tips seem especially helpful. (Note: If you are applying for an NIH grant, be sure to use the newest instructions for the type of grant that you are seeking. The instructions sometimes change, and so some details in "Writing Your Application" might be out of date when you apply.)

Prepared by Dr. Shyam Mahakalanda, workshop co-facilitator. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-19 March 2010.

Presentation by Bernard Appiah, who has been a peer reviewer of grant proposals. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-19 March 2010.

Main topics: identifying funding sources, writing an effective proposal, preparing a curriculum vitae. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-19 March 2010.

Main topics: revising and resubmitting a proposal, writing progress reports. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-19 March 2010.

Prepared by Dr. Shyam Mahakalanda, workshop co-facilitator. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Research Writing Skills, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15-19 March 2010.

This resource, which is from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), consists of a grant application (grant proposal) with notes written on it that identify various strengths. Although the format for NIH grant applications has changed somewhat since this resource was prepared, the principles of writing good proposals remain the same. Thus, this annotated grant proposal can aid in learning to write good grant proposals, both for NIH and for other sources of funding.