Grantsmanship Links and Information

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

These links contain useful information for the prospective grant application writer, including helpful hints on how to structure an application narrative and how the NIH review process works.

• NIH Central Resource for Research Grants and Funding Information
• New Initiatives and Policies at NIH
• NIH Forms Directory
• NIH Biosketch NEW COMMON FORM Required
• NIH Peer Review Policies & Practices

  • Simplified Review Framework

  • Learn what reviewers say about implementing the new Simplified Review Framework

• Rigor and Reproducibility
• NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) videos to help new grant applicants navigate peer review

  •  What Happens to Your NIH Grant Application 

  • Top 10 Peer Review Q&As for NIH Applicants

• Sample Applications & More, NIAID
• Steps to Apply for a Grant, NIAID
• Extramural Nexus News
• NIH Career Development: The K Awards
• Tips for writing a Career Development Plan, NINDS

National Science Foundation (NSF) 

• NSF Proposal preparation and submission guidelines 

Writing Resource

• The Elements of Style By William Strunk, Jr. The classic guide online.