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| Preface | |
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| A Matter of Attitude | |
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| Locus of Control | |
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| Grant-Writing Myths | |
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| Availability of Money | |
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| The Importance of Connections | |
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| Getting Time to Write Grants | |
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| Need for Quality | |
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| Meeting Deadlines | |
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| Collaborative Writing | |
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| Effect of Needs on Acceptance | |
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| Matching Your Strengths with the Funder's Goals | |
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| Further Reflection | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Reference | |
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| Parts of a Proposal | |
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| Transmittal Letter | |
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| Title Page | |
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| Abstract | |
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| Table of Contents | |
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| Purposes, Goals, and Objectives | |
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| Timetable | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Budget | |
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| Be Reasonable | |
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| Make In-Kind Contributions | |
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| Checklist | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Three Winning Proposals | |
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| Prelude | |
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| Project ESCAPE | |
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| Purpose of the Proposal | |
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| Putting the Funder's Goals First | |
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| Unique Features | |
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| Using the Literature | |
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| Dealing with Disagreement | |
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| Using Modules | |
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| Disseminating the Grant | |
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| Lessons Learned from the Project ESCAPE | |
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| The Summer Physics Institute | |
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| The Role of Passion | |
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| Choosing Language | |
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| Unique Features | |
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| Lessons Learned from the Summer Physics Institute Grant | |
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| A Million-Dollar Technology Proposal | |
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| Using Relationships with Potential Funders | |
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| Using Your Strengths | |
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| Using the Literature | |
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| Lessons Learned from the Technology Grant | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Using Action Research to Write Grants | |
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| Action Research | |
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| Using Questionnaires | |
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| Suggestions for Developing Questionnaires | |
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| Suggestions for Administering Questionnaires | |
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| Summary | |
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| Using Action Research and Grant Writing to Improve Teaching | |
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| The Power of Action Research | |
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| Using Reviews of the Literature | |
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| Using Qualitative Research | |
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| Using Story Telling | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| References | |
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| Developing an Appropriate Writing Style | |
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| The Mystery of Writing | |
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| Writing Simply | |
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| Using Simple Structure | |
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| Writing Forcefully | |
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| Writing Concisely | |
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| Writing Positively | |
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| Treating Genders Fairly | |
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| Using Graphics | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| References | |
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| Keeping Your Grant | |
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| Using Articles to Support Your Grants | |
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| Physical Characteristics of Journals | |
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| Using Themes | |
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| Using Presentations to Support Your Grants | |
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| Using a Research Binder | |
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| Creating a Grant-Writing Library | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Reference | |
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| Tapping Other Resources | |
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| The Teachers-in-Residence Program | |
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| The Role of Each Party | |
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| Benefits to Each Party | |
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| The Educational Leadership Institute | |
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| Proposal Letters | |
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| Steps in Writing a Proposal Letter | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Using Technology to Write Grants | |
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| Surfing the Internet | |
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| Using the Internet to Validate | |
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| Sources Available on the Internet | |
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| The Federal Register | |
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| The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance | |
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| The Commerce Business Daily | |
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| National Data Book of Foundations | |
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| MedWeb | |
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| GrantsNet | |
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| U.S. Department of Education | |
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| National Science Foundation | |
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| Summary | |
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| Recap of Major Ideas | |
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| Sample Proposal Rating Form | |
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| ESCAPE Modules | |
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| A Module on Modules | |
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| Teachers as Researchers | |
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| Sample Proposal for Funding | |
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| Student Satisfaction with Constructivism | |
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| Sample Survey Questionnaire | |
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| Sample First Draft of a Proposal | |
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| Preferences of Journals in Various Disciplines | |
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| Sample Journal Article | |
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| Index | |