Grant Writing Tips

The following list of books, articles and online resources will assist you in preparing a successful grant application. Don’t forget to have a look at the 15 Best Granting Writing Tips.

Suggested Books

Rebecca Boden, Jane Kenway, and Debbie Epstein. Winning and Managing Research Funding.  (London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005)

Browning, Beverly A.  Grant Writing for Dummies (Hoboken, N.J., 2001).

Larissa Golden Brown and Martin John Brown. Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You REALLY Need to Do to Get Grants (San Francisco, 2001)

Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick. Grantseeker’s Toolkit: A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Funding (New York, 1998)

Golden, Susan L. Secrets of Successful Grantsmanship: A Guerrilla Guide to Raising Money (New York, 1997)

Suggested Articles

NSERC: Guide for Applicants: Considering equity, diversity and inclusion in your application

FRQ EDI Strategic Plan

Dineen, Murray.  “How to Win at SSHRC”. Intersections: Canadian Journal of Music. 2007, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p3-10 (8 pages)

Stokes, Karina. “Modality Approach to Successful Grant Writing” . Technical Communication. Aug 2012, Vol. 59 Issue 3, p 223-237 (15 pages)

Writing a Grant Proposal The Minnesota Council on Foundations

by Letitia Henville

by Letitia Henville

The Art of Grantsmanship by Jacob Kraicer

American Psychological Association

Online Resources for Successful Grant Writing and Selection

Non Profits Guides: 

Social Science Humanities Research Council:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council:

University of Lethbridge:

Community Toolbox:

Government of Canada:

The Community Toolbox:



Last Modified: July 16, 2024