GRANT Writes

ATTTENTION: Due to family medical emergencies, Fall 2026 CSU Writes Programming has been DELAYED.

Events are expected to be announced and open for registration in mid-late September. 

We are deeply sorry for this inconvenience, but look forward to resuming with an exciting semester of events soon.

Grant Writes is a series of co-sponsored, co-developed offerings for CSU faculty, postdocs, researchers, and graduate students. 

Each semester Grant Writes offers a variety of options–from drop-in writing sessions to workshops and retreats. In the Spring semesters, Grant Writes emphasizes NSF Career projects. For those writers who seek NSF funds from non-deadline divisions, you can use GRANT Writes to set your own deadlines to get the proposal submitted.

CSU Writes partners with resident experts to provide low-stakes grant writing support and feedback. Our partners include such avid writers as Dr. Stu Tobet of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Jeff Wilusz of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Dr Izabela Ragan of Biomedical Sciences, and the OVPR’s Research Acceleration Office (RAO). 

We have supported CSU researchers and scholars write successful grants, from NIH-R01 to NSF-Career, DARPA, USDA, Boettcher, and other granting agencies.

Previous Grant Program Offerings

Spring 2026 Early Career Grant Program

CSU Writes and Research Acceleration Office (RAO) Collaboration

Multiple ways to engage and support for multiple types of proposals

Select what best serves your grant writing goals: register for a single or multiple events in the program

Note: some offerings are designated for NSF-Career; however, participants can work on proposals from other agencies and funders.

  • Webinars: Program, Sentence-Level, Early-Career Writing, and NSF Career 
  • Retreats: GRANT and FACULTY Writes retreats to prioritize proposal generation.
  • Special Topics Training with RAO
  • Working Groups: NSF-Career draft and review groups
  • Special Reviews with RAO
  • Weekly Check-Ins for accountability

Early Career Schedule

 
Grant Writing Overview with RAO– Early Career Focus
 
(optional working session 1-3:30pm) 
 

MAR 11 | 12-12:50PM  | Webinar: Grants & GenAI – Strategies and Guidelines

MAR 25 | 12-12:50PM | Webinar: Structuring Your Project Narrative with RAO

APRIL
 
 
APR 24  | 9am-12:30pm (optional working session 1-3:30pm) | Morgan Library 173 | Retreat: GRANT Writers
 
MAY 
Review Working Groups continue

RAO 1:1 NSF Career Reviews Start

MAY 26 – 29 | 8:30 – 4pm | Faculty 4-Day Writing Retreat

JUNE – JULY  
Review Working Groups wrap

JUNE 1 – 3 | 8:30 – 4pm | Early Career 3-Day Faculty Writing Retreat

JUNE 22 – 26  | 8:30 – 4pm | Women Faculty Week-Long Writing Retreat

JUNE 29-July 1  | 8:30 – 4pm |  Faculty 3-Day Writing Retreat

RAO 1:1 NSF Career Final Reviews

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

INFORMATION SESSION

APRIL 29, 4-4:50pm, ZOOM

Open to all junior/senior undergraduates and graduate students interested in applying for the NSF GRFP. 

Learn about the NSF GRFP, the application process, and how to write a competitive proposal.