GRANT Writes

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. 

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

Spring 2024

Early-Career Grant Program: Pilot 2024

CSU Writes and Research Acceleration Office Collaboration

A variety of offerings to support multiple types of proposals and types of writers/teams

Select offerings are designated for NSF-Career

  • GRANT and FACULTY Writes retreats to prioritize proposal generation.
  • Working/Review Groups
  • Special Topics Training with RAO
  • NSF-Career 6-week Course
  • Special Review with RAO and Limited Review with External Consultant
  • Weekly Accountability Check-Ins via Email to keep you on track