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Graduate Studies, Research & International Programs

Research & Sponsored Projects

Developing Your Proposal

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Developing your Narrative

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP) can help you develop the idea, find collaborators, and write and edit the narrative. We have a grant writer on our staff, Dr. Shelley Bartenstein, who can be contacted at x2901 or emailed at shelley.bartenstein@csun.edu. 

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Developing And Writing Grant Proposals

NSF's Proposal Writing Guide

Hiring and Working with an Outside Evaluator*

Developing your Budget

Before developing your budget, you are advised to contact Scott Perez (scott.perez@csun.edu) or Shirley Lang (shirley.lang@csun.edu), who can both be reached at x2901.  We can assist you and discuss any special needs you may have.  We can work with you to develop a budget spreadsheet, ensuring that pay rates, fringe benefit rates, indirect cost rates (IDC)/facilities & administrative cost rates (F&A), travel/per diem/mileage rates, and cost of living increases are accurately calculated.  Electronic budget forms are used for most federal agencies, and in these cases, information from the budget spreadsheet developed can be manually transferred. 

Sending Your Proposal

All proposals for extramural support must be reviewed and submitted by ORSP. For hard copy submissions, we will make copies and FedEx your proposal along with a transmittal letter to the agency. We will distribute copies on campus as appropriate. We will also submit all proposals that require electronic submission. Before your proposal can be submitted, please note:

  • Grant Data Form: Before a proposal can be submitted, a Grant Data Form, signed by your department chair and dean, must be on file with ORSP.
  • Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form: Anyone applying for a contract or grant must complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form, which must be on file with ORSP. This policy complies with federal and state regulations concerning conflict of interest.
  • Human and Animal Subjects: You must have approval for work with human and/or animal subjects prior to the beginning of your project.

*Excerpt from The Challenge, Vol. 13, No. 4, a publication of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools