Tip: Be Succinct

It's understandable to be excited about your project and want to write all about every detail of it in your proposal. However, remember that the grant reviewer may have dozens or even hundreds of proposals to read. Make sure that your make your point clearly, succinctly, and early in your proposal. You want for your good idea to receive the attention it deserves, so make it easy for the reviewer to know exactly what you want to say.

-Chris

Tip: Your Executive Summary

Your executive summary should be the last part of your proposal that you write. Proposals sometimes evolve as we are creating them, so you will likely not be able to summarize your proposal accurately before you have written the main section of it.

Remember too that a summary should contain the highlights of your project and be just enough to pique the reviewer's interest. Details belong in the main section of your proposal.

-Chris

Tip: An Appealing Grant Proposal

It pays to make your proposal as visually appealing to the reviewer as possible. Be sure it is error-free and consistent in font type and size. If your proposal is large enough, consider having it bound by experts at a print shop or office supply store. This gives it a polished, professional appearance.

-Chris

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