Grant Seeking

There are a number of ways to seek out grant funding. Grants are defined as either internal, those funded by the university, or external, those funded by sources outside of the university.

This section of the NMU Grants and Research Web site will provide you with resources for building a plan to fund academic research and scholarly works. Whether you choose to seek funding on your own or not, we encourage you to inform the Grants and Research office of your research and projects. We may know of resources not listed on the following pages of this section that may enhance your efforts.

Proposal Development

The Grants and Research Office at Northern Michigan University provides faculty and staff with assistance in grant proposal writing. Faculty and staff involvement is at the core of a successful proposal. From the point of an idea, through identifying potential funding, to developing a formal proposal, creating a budget, submitting a proposal, interpreting sponsor guidelines and assisting with compliance, the NMU grants and research staff are your partners in research and scholarly works activities.

Once you have an idea and a tentative timeline and list of possible funding sources to explore, the next step is to set up a meeting with the Grants and Research Office to develop a plan of action.

NMU Grants and Research Office staff can be reached at grants@nmu.edu or 906-227-2440. We are located in 402 Cohodas Hall.

Grants.gov

If you are thinking about submitting a proposal through Grants.gov click here for things you need to know.

NSF Policy Changes

Be sure to read up on two big policy changes at the NSF.