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Applications and Proposals
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Applying for jobs, positions, grants, and
scholarships, , whether it is for
school or a job, will soon become a norm. If
you are new to this side of University, it can be
quite overwhelming and often daunting if no
one has every guided you through it safely.
We have your interests at heart and have provided
some sample applications for your perusal.
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Proposal Writing
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A
Proposal Writing Short Course
- from The Foundation Center. Well organized site that also
includes information on topics such as the grantseeking
process, non-profit formation & management, and corporate
philanthropy.
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Persuasive
Proposal Writing
from Bar Ilan University in Israel. This page begins with the
statement, "In language, clarity is everything," and
then proceeds to suggest a variety of ways that you can
improve the clarity of your proposal.
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Grants
Central Station.
has been put together by Jay Mandell at Florida Atlantic
University as an organizing point for a variety of different
types of information to support the preparation of a grant
proposal. Though some of the information is focused
specifically on Broward County and Palm Beach County
(Florida), there are lots of great links to information on the
web.
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Elements
of a Grant Proposal
has been prepared by The Center for Nonprofit Management in
Los Angeles. It provides a very concise set of listings of the
things to do (and not to do) in preparing a proposal.
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Guide
to Grant and Proposal Writing
prepared and compiled by the Texas Literacy Resource Center at
Texas A&M University. Basic information on a variety of
aspects of getting a project funded and then maintaining the
funding base. Though some of the information is designed
specifically for proposal writing in Texas, most ideas are
easily transferable.
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Proposal
Checklist
(from Virginia Commonwealth University) is packed with
questions (Is the title descriptive, imaginative and suitable
for indexing? Does the project have a strong theoretical or
conceptual base? ) in each of 16 different categories that go
into creating a viable proposal. An excellent tool to be used
when you think you've finished writing your proposal.
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Writing for
Business and Pleasure
is a series of articles (originally written for the
Minneapolis Star Tribune) by Stephen Wilbers. Included is
"Grant proposals: Writing is just part of the
process", "Writing with heart improves odds of
getting grant", and "Use the Internet for help with
writing grant proposals." Well written with lots of good
ideas and hints to be successful in preparing a proposal.
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Office
of the Vice President for Research
at the University of Michigan. Lots of good information on all
aspects of proposal writing.
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Grantwriting
for Educators
includes links and citations for everything from Grant Basics,
to Searching for Grants on the Web, to The Grant Writing
Process. Well worth a visit!
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Guide
to Completing a Research Proposal
consists of guidelines prepared by the International
Development Research Centre (Ottawa, Canada) to cover the
major categories required in a proposal and address some
general questions concerning the proposed structure and
content of the documentation.
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Beginners
Guide to the Research Proposal
- Includes a variety of suggestions on how to get your first
proposal onto paper.
- Two excellent lists created by the University of Oklahoma to
assist anyone trying to prepare a "winning"
proposal:
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Some
Reasons Poposals (sic) Fail
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Hints
for Preparing Funding Proposals
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Proposal
Writing: Internet Resources
from the Grants Information Center at the University of
Wisconsin - Madison.
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Grants
and Related Resources
maintained by the Michigan State University Library.
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Community of Science
is a global registry designed to provide accurate, timely,
easy-to-access information about what new funding
opportunities exist, and who is working on what subject, and
where.
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