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.
SPRING - SUMMER 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
- Google Drive Event Materials Access
Early Career Schedule
MAR 11 | 12-12:50PM | Webinar: Grants & GenAI – Strategies and Guidelines | VIEW PRESENTATION RECORDING
MAR 25 | 12-12:50PM | Webinar: Structuring Your Project Narrative with RAO | VIEW PRESENTATION RECORDING
RAO 1:1 NSF Career Reviews Start
MAY 26 – 29 | 8:30 – 4pm | Faculty 4-Day Writing Retreat
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.
