Increase your Chances of Success
Tips to Increase Your Chances of Success
- ☐ Begin early, especially for complex proposals and large grants.
- ☐ Follow the application guidelines exactly.
- ☐ Meet all deadlines. There may be an internal deadline before submission to an external funder to allow time for review and signatures.
- ☐ Answer all questions clearly and concisely. Do not exceed word limitations.
- ☐ Be explicit and specific as to how your project matches sponsor mission and funding priorities.
- ☐ Be realistic in designing the project. You can expect research methods, timelines, and budget to be scrutinized.
- ☐ Make explicit the connections between your research questions and objectives, your objectives and methods, and your methods and results.
- ☐ If rejected, consider revising your proposal and applying again if there is another call.