While the method for preparing and writing grant applications varies from one funding agency to another, effective applications share some common features that optimize the chances of being funded. This page contains resources and strategies for successful grant writing.

Internet resources

The Internet offers a variety of resources on the grant writing process for researchers, such as:

• , by Jacob Kraicer, Professor
  Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
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  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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  The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
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  The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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  The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
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  Philip E Bourne, Leo M Chalupa (PLoS 2006)

Grantsmanship sessions

Please consult our workshop schedule, contact an OSR officer, or send an info.osr [at] mcgill.ca (email) for information regarding recent and upcoming sessions.