Grant Development Resources and Support

The Grant Development Team can assist you in finding funding opportunities.

We can provide advice on where to find funding opportunities and help you develop a strategy for identifying which opportunities are best for you.

There’s a range of funding databases available to Charles Sturt researchers on the webpage Find a Funding Opportunity including access to Research Professional, GrantConnect and other funding databases.

There’s also information in the Grant Writing Toolkit folder called ‘Becoming grant ready: Where do I start?’ (Note: you’ll need to be logged into Interact2 for the link to work). It contains information on planning for future funding opportunities, getting yourself grant ready, and strategically planning your approach to finding funding opportunities.

For further information on finding funding opportunities, or to book an appointment with a member of the Grant Development Team, contact us at research-preaward@csu.edu.au.

If you’d like some support in developing your grant application, please fill out the Request for Grant Writing Support form.

The Grant Development Officer can assist you by:

• Providing comments, edits and feedback on your written grant application to help you meet the required criteria and write to the correct audience
• Offering suggestions for improving the structure of your writing – linking sections of a grant application to form a single, focused proposal
• Attention to grammar, punctuation and formatting
• Editing and proofreading.

Please note that all writing support is subject to availability of staff resourcing.

Request for Grant Writing Support

When writing your grant application, take the time to log in to Charles Sturt's Grant Writing Toolkit. In it you’ll find grant writing advice, examples and other resources to help you with the different sections of your application.

To access the Grant Writing Toolkit:

1. Log into Interact2.
2. In ‘Organization Search’, enter: Grant Writing Resources.
3. Hover over the name of the Organization site ‘x’ and a downward arrow will appear. Click the arrow and then select ‘Enrol’.
4. Click ‘Submit’ and then ‘OK’. You’ll be taken directly to the Toolkit.

The link for the Toolkit will also appear on your Interact2 Dashboard under ‘My Organizations’. The link for the Toolkit is https://interact2.csu.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/execute/content/blankPage?cmd=view&content_id=_3625797_1&course_id=_50368_1&mode=reset (note the link will only work if you’re already logged into Interact2).

If you have any difficulties in accessing the Toolkit, please contact the Grant Development Officer, Lisa Limbrick at llimbrick@csu.edu.au.

The Grant Development Team can assist you in developing your budget.

A great place to start is the webpage Budget Development and Resources. This webpage contains information on the Budget Approval Form (BAF), University leverage support and the Research Infrastructure Levy (RIL).

There’s also information in the Grant Writing Toolkit folder called ‘Budgets and Budget Narratives’ (Note: you’ll need to be logged into Interact2 for the link to work). It contains information and resources for writing budget narratives.

If you have any questions about developing your budget, or just need help getting started, contact us at research-preaward@csu.edu.au.

The Grant Development Team can assist you in submitting grant applications through the RPR Form (accessed through MyResearch).

Step-by-step instructions for the RPR Form are outlined in the user guide, which is located on the MyResearch webpage.

Note that submissions through the RPR Form follow the processes outlined on the Application approval and submission webpage.

If you need any support or assistance with the RPR Form, please contact the Grant Development Team at research-preaward@csu.edu.au.