The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) collaborates with Tufts faculty on the development of grant proposals, focusing primarily on multi-investigator proposals, including institutional training grants, center grants, and infrastructure- and capacity-building grants. We also offer resources to help faculty, graduate students, and postdocs develop their grant writing skills and to identify sources of funding for research and scholarly activities.
We offer a variety of grantsmanship resources to faculty members, including:
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Working with key personnel to outline all necessary requirements and create a timeline for accomplishing tasks related to the submission.
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Providing relevant standard text describing Tufts’ facilities for inclusion in grant proposals.
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Contacting key personnel to request information, such as biographical sketches, past and current funding, training records, etc., and formatting this information to proposal specifications.
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Helping to craft the best possible narrative section by:
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Attending initial meetings and helping participants refine and articulate project goals to provide a strong foundation for the writing of the remainder of the proposal.
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Ensuring that the narrative content conforms to the instructions provided by the funding agency and to any relevant federal and university regulations.
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Editing for clarity, brevity, and formatting.
Please note: All assistance available depends on our office's schedule and capacity. Please contact our office at (617) 636-2480 as soon as possible in advance of your deadline.
