How to apply for grants
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Use the following resources to help you on your grant writing journey to meet institutional deadlines, follow the necessary guidelines, and build a strong grant application.
Resources by Funding Type
Pre-Application:
Checklist Options:
Budgeting:
- Budget Helper Spreadsheet
- Budget Justification Template
- Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs - Current Rates
- Fringe Benefits Overview
- Time and Salary Calculator
- Budget Guidance: Effort & Course Release for Extramural Projects
- Student Employee Wage Guidance
- Graduate Assistant Compensation
- Tuition and Fee Information
- UWL Travel Information
- UW TravelWIse Lodging, Meals, & Incidentals Per Diem Calculation
Narrative & Other Proposal Documents:
- NSF Biographical Sketch Template (or use SciENcv to generate an automatically formatted biosketch)
- NSF Collaborators & Other Affiliations Template and Guidelines
- NSF Current & Pending Support Template
- NSF Data Management Plan Template
- NSF Facilities Template
- NSF Impact Statement Template (contains university information that is also more generally applicable)
- NSF Letter of Commitment Template
- NSF Project Summary Template
Institutional Information:
Sponsor Specific Resources:
Pre-Application:
Checklist Options:
Budgeting:
- Budget Helper Spreadsheet
- Budget Justification Template
- Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs - Current Rates
- Fringe Benefits Overview
- Time and Salary Calculator
- Budget Guidance: Effort & Course Release for Extramural Projects
- Student Employee Wage Guidance
- Graduate Assistant Compensation
- Tuition and Fee Information
- UWL Travel Information
- UW TravelWIse Lodging, Meals, & Incidentals Per Diem Calculation
Narrative & Other Proposal Documents:
- NIH Biographical Sketch Template & Instructions (or use SciENcv to generate an automatically formatted biosketch)
- NIH Cover Letter Template
- NIH Consortium and Contractual Arrangements Template
- NIH Equipment Template
- NIH Facilities Template
- NIH Project Narrative Template
- NIH Project Summary Template
- NIH Specific Aims Template
- SF424 form information
Institutional Information:
Sponsor Specific Resources:
Pre-Application:
Checklist Options:
- Federal Proposal Development Checklist (agencies other than those listed above)
- NEA Proposal Development Checklist
- NEH Proposal Development Checklist
Budgeting:
- Budget Helper Spreadsheet
- Budget Justification Template
- Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs - Current Rates
- Fringe Benefits Overview
- Time and Salary Calculator
- Budget Guidance: Effort & Course Release for Extramural Projects
- Student Employee Wage Guidance
- Graduate Assistant Compensation
- Tuition and Fee Information
- UWL Travel Information
- UW TravelWIse Lodging, Meals, & Incidentals Per Diem Calculation
Narrative & Other Proposal Documents:
Institutional Information:
Sponsor Specific Resources:
Pre-Application:
Checklist Options:
Budgeting:
- Budget Helper Spreadsheet
- Budget Justification Template
- Fringe Benefits and Indirect Costs - Current Rates
- Fringe Benefits Overview
- Time and Salary Calculator
- Budget Guidance: Effort & Course Release for Extramural Projects
- Student Employee Wage Guidance
- Graduate Assistant Compensation
- Tuition and Fee Information
- UWL Travel Information
- UW TravelWIse Lodging, Meals, & Incidentals Per Diem Calculation
Narrative & Other Documents
Institutional Information: