{"id":7462,"date":"2024-10-11T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/?page_id=7462"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:41:39","slug":"proposal-development-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/college-offices\/research\/pre-award-toolbox\/proposal-development-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal Development Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College of Sciences Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the College of Sciences Research Office, we are pleased to have Dr.&nbsp;Ann Zhang as our Assistant Director of Research Development. Ann can assist you will with all parts of your proposal development including; Editing and providing feedback on the technical narrative, Interpreting FOAs, Developing your budget and budget justification, and Non-technical document writing assistance. If you are interested in working with Ann on your proposal please reach out to cos_preaward@ncsu.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office of Research and Innovation Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to College of Sciences support, you may also qualify for assistance from the <a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/rdo\/pdu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proposal Development Unit (PDU)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ncst-blockquote\">\n    <p>The Proposal Development Unit (PDU) supports faculty teams by improving proposal competitiveness of large-scale,&nbsp;interdisciplinary research proposals.&nbsp; These services include strategy consultation and ideation, team facilitation and review, non-technical writing and graphics support, budgeting, editing, formatting and proposal preparation&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;enabling investigators to concentrate on the research-related aspects of their proposals. PDU support is available to NC&nbsp;State faculty who are planning proposals with estimated total budgets of at least $1 million.<\/p>\n  <\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-accordion\" >\n    <div class=\"accordion isLinked\" id=\"ncst-accordion-truev1\">\n          \n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"truev1\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\"><strong>Proposal Development and Grant Writing Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-padded-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wrap\/rdo\/New-Faculty-Guide-to-Research-Funding-Institutional-v2-NCSU.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/wrap\/rdo\/Strategies-for-Large-Team-Grants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Strategies for Planning, Developing, and Writing Large Team Grants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/rdo\/training\/rdgw-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Development and Grantwriting News<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ncsu.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/469\/2016\/11\/PI_Assessment.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PI Self-Assessment Questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chronicle.com\/article\/What-to-Say-and-Not-Say-to\/131282\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What to Say-and Not to Say-to Program Officers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.ncsu.edu\/sciencv-for-biosketches\">How to get help with SciENcv from the NC state libraries<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"truev1\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\"><strong>NSF &#8211; Specific Proposal Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-padded-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencehouse.ncsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Science House<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/bfa\/dias\/policy\/merit_review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NSF Merit Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-ncst-accordion-item\" name=\"truev1\"  >\n      <summary class=\"accordion-item__header\">\n        <span class=\"accordion-item__expansion-indicator\">\n          <span class=\"ncst-plus-minus-toggle\"><\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-item__label h6\"><strong>NIH &#8211; Specific Proposal Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n      <\/summary>\n      <p>\n        \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-padded-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.lib.ncsu.edu\/record\/NCSU2701864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eBook: Guide to effective grant writing: how to write a successful NIH grant application <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/grant_tips.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIH Grant Writing Tip Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy\/new_investigators\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIH New and Early Stage Investigator Policies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/public.csr.nih.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NIH Center for Scientific Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/RigorandReproducibilityChart508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One page guide to Rigor and Responsibility requirement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/grants-contracts\/sample-applications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sample NIAID proposals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/p>\n  <\/details>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College of Sciences Resources Within the College of Sciences Research Office, we are pleased to have Dr.&nbsp;Ann Zhang as our Assistant Director of Research Development. 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