Elements of a Grant Application

Elements of a grant application include:

• Summary – Includes a brief (one-page or less) overview of the project. There are no specific content guidelines and confidential information should not be included.
• Specific Aims/ Objectives – Includes a page of specific guidelines focusing on project goal and expected outcomes. It should include 2-4 aims or objectives.
• Research Plan/Project Description – The page limit varies, but this section should focus on what will be done to obtain the desired project outcome, as well as a description of the experiments or methods to achieve the outcome.
• Budget – The details of what goes into a budget will be discussed in-depth in the chapter Creating the Project Budget.

While a sponsor may provide applicants with a specific template to use, applications generally follow this structure:​