Developing Proposal

Developing Proposal

This section is built to help you navigate the development and writing of your proposal, from start to finish. You’ll interface primarily with the Office of Research Services and the Office of Research Protections & Integrity. Keep in mind, proposals can look different if you’re collaborating with other individuals and/or entities, and if you’re seeking internal or external grants. UNC Charlotte also offers several resources to help you locate funding sources for your project.

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NEED A COLLABORATOR?
Catalyst Program
OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Resources

PROPOSAL WRITING RESOURCES

The Center for Research Excellence offers grant-writing workshops and resources here: Proposal Development Resources and Materials. Use your NinerNET username and password to enroll. University Research Computing offers consulting for faculty developing grant proposals including high performance computing and/or networking resources.

OTHER WRITING RESOURCES

Most of these tips are not agency-specific but general enough to apply to any proposal.

Federal Agencies

Department of Education (ED):
Organizing Your Grant Application

FIPSE:
Funding Your Best Ideas: A 12-Step Program
How to Get a FIPSE Grant

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal

National Institutes of Health (NIH):
NIH Office of Extramural Research – Grant Writing Tips Sheets
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – Apply for a Grant

National Science Foundation (NSF):
Guidelines for Writing Grant Proposals (Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences)
Grant Proposal Guide (January 2016)
Broader Impacts Proposal Requirements

Foundations

The Foundation Center’s “Virtual Classroom” offers several online tutorials including the following:
Guide to Funding Research
Proposal Budgeting Basics

Other Resources

The Art of Writing Proposals from the Social Science Research Council
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal by Dr. S. Joseph Levine from Michigan State University
The Research Assistant offers assistance to those seeking funding for behavioral science research

FIND A COLLABORATOR

If you’re research could benefit from collaboration, the Pivot  program is a good place to start. This international database links faculty with researchers, scholars, and experts in all academic disciplines. If you project calls for an industry, government, or other external partner, head to the Office of Research Commercialization & Partnerships.

Collaboration opportunities

NEXUS

Nexus 2024 targets full-time faculty in two research areas of focus and distinction: 1) Artificial Intelligence (including uses and social impact); and 2) Online Misinformation and Deception. The application instructions include the required cover page and a link for submissions. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024.

For programs in which more faculty express interest than are allowed by the program to submit, UNC Charlotte must internally screen all eligible and interested proposals to select those to be submitted. Here are our procedures for Limited Submission Programs, along with deadlines to these programs.

PROPOSAL REVIEW SERVICES

DR offers a range of editing and formatting services and can provide a critical reading of your proposal before it leaves campus. If you’re in the early stages and/or are including internal grant submissions, head to the Center for Research Excellence. If you are ready to submit and/or are submitting large-scale, federal, and/or federal grants, the Office of Research Services will review your proposal.

“DR is excited to support our 17 research areas. This is where we show what we’re great at when it comes to discovery and solutions that make our communities thrive!”

~ John Daniels, DR Vice Chancellor

UNC Charlotte offers multiple resources to help you locate funding sources for your project, including access to several funding sources databases and internal funding programs.