Proposal Writing Support

RIO Proposal Writing Support

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) provides proposal development services to help increase the competitiveness of grant proposals. Services can include writing, editing, proofreading andrigorous proposal review. Support is also available to convene multiple faculty across campus to foster collaboration on funding opportunities. Based on availability, RIO staff offer proposal support for the following:

  • Large-Scale, High-Dollar, Complex, Multidisciplinary federal proposals;
  • Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Proposals – federal proposals and select funding opportunities offered by professional societies and institutes;
  • Bioscience Proposals – single investigator and team proposals with an emphasis on collaborative projects between ϳԹ and CU Anschutz researchers;
  • SBIR/STTR federal proposals.

Proposal support for internal, CU funding programs is not provided.

Support Services

Proposal reviews include comments and suggestions that:

  1. highlight where the proposal can better align with funder guidelines and priorities;
  2. help to enhance the proposal’s structure;
  3. make specific grammatical suggestions and edits;
  4. generally assist in helping produce a high-quality, competitive proposal.

No budget development assistance is provided through this service, but RIO can direct you to the appropriate Proposal Analyst in theOffice of Contracts and Grants(OCG) who can assist.

Eligibility for Support

All ϳԹ Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty, Instructors and Senior Instructors, and Career Track Research Faculty (i.e., Research Professors Series, Senior Research Associates (SRA), and Research Associates (RA))who hold an appointment of half-time or greaterare eligible for support. Postdoctoral Associates, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates/Senior Research Associates in short-term, transitional postdoctoral training positions are not eligible for support. Support is subject to the proposal writer’s availability.

If proposal support is sought for proposals to philanthropic organizations or by faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, please see the “Other Campus Proposal Support” section below.

Guidelines and Process

Step 1: Click Here to Request Proposal Support

Step 2: Initial Consultation

  • After the Proposal Support Form is reviewed, and if approved, the proposal writer will meet with the faculty member(s) and determine the scope of support needed and the amount of time involved.

Step 3: Proposal Review Process and Timeline

  • The faculty and proposal writer will develop a plan and agree to deadlines for the first and near final draft reviews. This is not