Student Grant Writing Group

The Student Grant Writing Group (SGWG) was founded by JDPE students in 2012, and since its initiation, has become a valuable resource for Ecology and Evolution students at SDSU. The goal of the group is to provide students with the resources to succeed in grant acquisition. The SGWG meets during Fall semester and participating students enhance their writing skills through a peer-review process. Small groups of 4-6 students (from different fields of research) edit each other's drafts once per week over the course of 8 weeks (see schedule below). The group is largely focused on refining essays for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship; however students also work on drafts for other types of applications. Writing samples for class projects (i.e. homework) are not reviewed by the group.
Contact the current SGWG coordinator.


Typical Fall Semester Schedule
Week 1: Information Meeting (first week of September)
Week 2: Introductions and Outline Research Proposal or Personal Statement 
Week 3: Research Proposal Draft 1
Week 4: Research Proposal Draft 2
Week 5: Personal Statement Draft 1
Week 6: Personal Statement Draft 2
Week 7: NSF Final Package (Proposal and Personal Statement)
Week 8: NSF Final Package Second Revisions


Examples of Successful Proposals
NSF GRF Research Proposal 1
NSF GRF Personal Statement 1
NSF GRF Research Proposal 2
NSF GRF Personal Statement 2
EPA STAR Proposal
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant
Lewis and Clark Fund Proposal
SDSU Inamori Fellowship
SDSU Scholarship 1
SDSU Scholarship 2


Grant Writing Resources
The Grants and Research Proposals section from How To Do Ecology


Grant and Scholarship Opportunities
A List of Funding Sources