Introduction
There are many resources available for finding information about research funding and to guide you through the grant-writing process. Below is a selection of resources that can be found at the Leddy Library.
For a more exhaustive list of resources and funding agencies, as well as support and advice throughout the entire research grant process, visit the Office of Research and Innovation Services.
Gathering Information
Research Collaboration and Communication
Looking for Grants and Funding Agencies
Writing Grant Proposals
Gathering Information
These resources can help with any initial or additional research needs you may have as you prepare your grant.
- Office of Research and Innovation Services: An exhaustive list of major funding resources as well as support throughout the grant process at the University of Windsor.
- Leddy Library's catalogue: Additional resources can be found searching the catalogue. We suggest beginning with subject searches such as proposal writing or grants.
- E-books: Access to the Leddy Library's e-book collections.
- Resources by Subject: Subject-specific resources and guides available through Leddy Library.
- Government Information: Links to a wide range of government websites at all levels in Canada and some international government sites.
- Theses and Dissertations: Access to online Master's theses and PhD dissertations.
- Newspapers: Access to newspaper databases.
- Subject librarians: Contact info for subject-specific librarians.
- Writing Support Desk: Located on the first floor of Leddy. See also: Citation Style Guides and Managing Your Citations
- Academic Data Centre: Access to and help with statistical and geospatial data. Located on the first floor of Leddy.
- Scholarship at UWindsor: Examples of completed research and theses.
- Archives & Special Collections: Access to archival materials and rare books and special collections.
- Campus copyright information
Research Collaboration and Communication
Some books on improving research collaboration; writing research proposals; and communicating results.- The new ABCs of research: Achieving breakthrough collaborations by Ben Schneiderman (e-book, 2016)
- Explaining research: How to reach key audiences to advance your network by Dennis Meredith (e-book, 2021
- Beyond interdisciplinarity: boundary work, communication and collaboration by Julie Thompson Klein (e-book, 2021)
- Managing knowledge integration across boundaries by Frederik Tell et. al. (e-book, 2016)
- Writing for Publication: Transitions and tools that support scholars' success by Mary Renck Jalongo, Olivia N. Saracho (e-book, 2016)
- Story not study: 30 brief lessons to inspire health researchers as writers by Lorelei Lingard, Christopher Watling (e-book, 2021)
- How to write a lot: a practical guide to productive academic writing (PE1408 .S48787 2008, Main Building)
Looking for Grants and Funding Agencies
Visit the Office of Research and Innovation Services and see their web pages on funding opportunities and Tri-Agency grant deadlines for an extensive list of major funding resources.
Available through Leddy Library:
- The Grants Register 2023: the complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide (e-book, 2022)
- Annual register of grant support (LB2338 .G71 2009, West Building)
- Canadian fund raising directory 2010 (temp storage - no call number)
- Guide to Canadian arts grants (Leddy Reference Collection - temp storage, basement of the West Building - NX705.5 C2G75 2010)
- Guide to Canadian grants & assistance programs from government & private sources (HD3646 .C2 G86 2010, West Building)
Law Resources:
- Canadian Law Foundations
- Law Foundation of Ontario
- The Canadian Bar Association - Apply for a Grant
- The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research
- The Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History
Writing Grant Proposals
Obtaining grants and developing proposals:
Visit the Office of Research and Innovation Services and see their web page on Preparing Your Grant Application.
Available through Leddy Library:
- The art of funding and implementing ideas a guide to proposal development and project management by Arnold R. Shore and John M. Carfora (e-book, 2011)
- Developing effective research proposals by Keith Punch (H62 .P86 2006, Main Building)
- Developing successful grants : how to turn your ideas into reality by Mike DuBose, Anne Black, and Martha Davis (HG177.5 .U6 D817 2005, Main Building)
- Guide to knowledge translation planning at CIHR : integrated and end-of-grant approaches (Q180 .C2 G85 2012, Main Building)
- The "how to" grants manual : successful grantseeking techniques for obtaining public and private grants by David G. Bauer (HG177 .B38 2007, Main Building)
- The only grant-writing book you'll ever need by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox (HG 177.5 .U6 K37 2019, Main Building)
- Promoting research excellence new approaches to funding (e-book, 2014)
- Proposals that work : a guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals by Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman (Q180.55 .P7 L63 2000, Main Building)
- Navigating research funding with confidence by Carol Spencely, Marcela Acuña-Rivera, and Pam Denicolo (e-book, 2020)
Writing Grant Proposals:
General:
- How to write a grant proposal by Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick (e-book, 2016)
- Grant application writer's handbook by Liane Reif-Lehrer (R853 .P75 R44 2005, Main Building)
- Proposal writing : effective grantsmanship by Soraya M. Coley (Soraya Moore) and Cynthia A. Scheinberg (HV41 .C548 2013, Main Building)
- Winning grants : step by step by Tori O'Neal-McElrath and Mim Carlson (HG177 .C374 2013, Main Building)
- Guide to effective grant writing how to write a successful NIH grant application by Otto O. Yang (e-book, 2012)
Social Sciences:
- How to write a successful research grant application a guide for social and behavioral scientists by Cheryl Anne Boyce, Willo Prquegnat, and Ellen Stover (e-book, 2011)
Science:
- Research design and proposal writing in spatial science by Jay D. Gatrell (e-book, 2020)
- Writing successful science proposals by Andrew J. Friedland (Q180.55 .P7 F75 2000, Main Building)
Computer Science
- So you want to write a cyberinfrastructure proposal by Henry Neeman (conference presentation, 2014)
Health
- Successful grant writing : strategies for health and human service professionals by Laura N. Gitlin (HV41.2 .G58 2021, Main Building)
- Grantsmanship for new investigators by Thomas F. Hilton and Carl G. Leukefeld (e-book, 2019)
- How to write a competitive R01 grant by K. Sudhansu Dey and Katie Gerhardt (e-book, 2016)
Nursing:
- Basic steps in planning nursing research : from question to proposal by Marilynn J. Wood and Janey C. Kerr (RT81.5 .W647 2011, Main Building)
- Grant writing handbook for nurses by Barbara J. Holtzclaw, Carole Kenner, and Marlene Walden (RT73 .K46 2009, Main Building)
Business:
- How to write reports and proposals by Patrick Forsyth (e-book, 2013)
- Persuasive business proposals: writing to win more customers, clients and contracts by Tom Sant (e-book, 2012)
- Business writing for innovators and change-makers by Dawn Henwood (e-book, 2020)
- Business cases that get results by Carrie Marshall (e-book, 2019)
Additional E-books:
There are a variety of platforms that Leddy provides access to but which are not found in the library catalogue. To access these resources, follow the links below to the platform, and then do a title search for the e-book.
- Funding revolution by Tom Roberts (2005)
- IT project proposals: writing to win by Paul Coombs (2005)
- Designing successful grant proposals by Donald C. Orlich (2002)
- Collaborative grantseeking by Jeremy T. Miner, Lynn E. Miner, and Jerry Griffith (2011)
- The complete book of grant writing (2006)
- Essential principles for fundraising success (2005)
- Grant writing demystified by Mary Ann Payne (2011)
- Perfect phrases for writing grant proposals (2007)
- Proposal planning & writing by Jeremy T. Miner (2008)
- Storytelling for grantseekers: a guide to creative nonprofit fundraising by Cheryl Clarke (2009)
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