Q: I’d like to learn how to write grant proposals, with an eye toward doing it on a freelance basis. What’s the best and quickest way for me to learn this craft, and can you recommend any resources?

Writing grant proposals, one of the most common fundraising activities, has become increasingly complex. Grant writers have to navigate an ever-shifting archipelago of funders and funding philosophies ...

Purdue hosts several grant-seeking related workshops and office hours for postdoctoral scholars. The three below are offered on a monthly basis. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to ...

Grant writing is a core part of scientists’ careers. This skill shapes their funding ability and, in turn, their research capacity. However, many researchers find when they set out to write their ...

Chemist David Sanabria-Ríos was no stranger to receiving the cold shoulder from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Several times, he had applied for funding for his research on synthesizing ...

During a site visit to a nonprofit, one of us witnessed an executive director frantically calling a staff member whose father had just suffered a heart attack. The staff member was at the hospital—and ...