Proposal Preparation

The PI is well advised to follow guidelines on proposal preparation. For a standard proposal outline, click here.

The following publications also offer useful suggestions and ideas on writing proposals.

The Art of Writing Proposals by Adam Przeworski and Frank Salomon
University of Michigan Proposal Writer's Guide by Don Thackrey
Proposal Preparation Handbook – OSRA at FIU
EPA Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal

Some sample proposals can be found at the links below:

Biological Sciences proposal - USDA
Earth Sciences proposal - DOE
Chemistry (Instructional) - NSF
Cultural Anthropology (Dissertation) - NSF

In preparing proposals, you must complete some FIU forms and may need some information or documents about our university. You are likely to find what you need in the following links.

Forms
Commonly requested documents
FIU Quick Facts
FIU Fact Book
FIU Statistics
FIU nationally recognized as a Hispanic Serving Institution

Budgets

Budget Sheet

Budget Templates
Federal grant example

OSRA
Office of Research Homepage