Grant Writing Materials for Graduate Students
This page was remodeled on 1/21/24 and updated on 11/11/24 .
New home for grant-writing materials
The main Fellowship Toolbox was getting a little crowded, so we have moved the general, NIH, and NSF resource materials to this page.
General Materials
Resources: general advice, personal statements, CVs, UIC-specific information, and LORs
How to write a letter of recommendation
Advice on crafting a letter of recommendation from other universities, a journal, and experts.
General advice
Timeless advice.
- Pzreworski, Adam, Salomon, & Frank - On the Art of Writing Proposals
- Folsom - How to Get Money in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Kelsky - Foolproof Grant Template
- Karsh & Fox - The Only Book You'll Ever Need
- UNC Chapel Hill Writing Center - Grant Proposals (or Give me the money!)
- UIUC Proposal Writing Resources
- Nature - Grant Writing Secrets
- OWL (Purdue's famed resource)
- 10 Red Flags in Grant Writing
Writing personal statements
Advice on crafting a personal statement.
UIC-Specific Resources
Tools, templates, standard information, and IRB from Career Services and Research Development Services.
Sample Grants
Sites with sample grants, essays, etc.
Take me back To the Funding Toolbox
NIH Grant Writing Materials
Quote about precision
Brevity is a bitter stimulant to pithiness.
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