ENGL 309: Proposals and Reports

A list of suggestions based on reviews of funding proposal formats.

A slide presentation. The second half of the slides focus on writing style and reasons why proposals get rejected.

A ,pdf file that outlines the criteria for writing measureable results, and examples of results that are and are not measureable. From the U.S. Department of Energy.

Practical advice to make sure your results are really measureable.

GrantSpace has a large list of sample proposals that you can view.

Sample proposals for engineering projects from Penn State University.

A proposal from a middle school for a "Read to Succeed" program.

From the website: " Our sample is a proposal from a community-based non-profit organization seeking private foundation funding to form a new low-income housing management company."

A proposal from a partnership of non-profit community organizations to fund education and experience in construction to disadvantaged youth.