The Grant Writing & Budget Planning Kit: 56 Fillable Templates (US Letter + A4)

For the researcher writing a grant on a deadline: find the right funder, build the budget and justification, and write a proposal reviewers can fund.

All 56 templates from the workbook, ready to type into: from funder match and Specific Aims to budgets, biosketches, mock review and resubmission.

WHAT YOU GET

- 56 fillable templates in one fillable PDF (148 pages in US Letter, 137 in A4, 2690 fillable fields)

- US Letter and A4 versions, both included

- Type into the boxes and save, or print and write by hand

- A clickable template map with a Done box for every template, and bookmarks

WHAT'S INSIDE

- 1.1 Funder-Research Match Diagnostic Tool

- 1.2 Preliminary Data Inventory Worksheet

- 1.3 Grant Writing Master Timeline Planner

- 1.4 Program Officer Pre-Submission Inquiry Template

- 1.5 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Decoder

- 2.1 The Hook Statement Builder

- 2.2 The Gap-Objective-Hypothesis (GOH) Framework Template

- 2.3 Specific Aims Drafting Worksheets (Aims 1–3)

- 2.4 Impact & Payoff Statement Builder

- 2.5 Specific Aims Page Assembly & Formatting Template

- 3.1 Scientific Premise & Rigor Assessment Worksheet

- 3.2 Significance Argument Builder

- 3.3 Innovation Inventory & Articulation Worksheet

- 3.4 Knowledge Gap Evidence Map

- 4.1 Aim-by-Aim Research Strategy Planning Matrix

- 4.2 Preliminary Data Presentation Planner

- 4.3 Potential Pitfalls & Alternative Strategies Worksheet

- 4.4 Gantt-Chart Timeline & Milestone Planner

- 4.5 Rigor & Reproducibility Planning Worksheet

- 5.1 Personnel Effort & Salary Calculator

- 5.2 Non-Personnel Direct Costs Worksheets

- 5.3 Consortium / Subcontract Budget Worksheet

- 5.4 Facilities & Administrative (F&A) / Indirect Cost Calculator

- 5.5 Modular vs. Detailed Budget Decision Tool

- 5.6 Multi-Year Budget Projection Worksheet

- 6.1 Personnel Justification Narrative Template

- 6.2 Non-Personnel Justification Narrative Templates

- 6.3 Cost Sharing & Matching Documentation Worksheet

- 7.1 NIH Biosketch Builder (2024 Format)

- 7.2 NSF Biographical Sketch & Current/Pending Builder

- 7.3 Letter of Support Request Template & Tracker

- 7.4 Multi-PI Leadership Plan Template

- 7.5 Facilities & Other Resources / Equipment Documentation

- 8.1 NIH Application Assembly Master Checklist

- 8.2 R01 vs. R21 Mechanism Comparison & Decision Worksheet

- 8.3 Project Summary & Narrative Templates

- 8.4 Human Subjects & Inclusion Enrollment Planning Template

- 9.1 NSF Project Summary Template (IM + BI)

- 9.2 NSF Project Description Planning Framework

- 9.3 Broader Impacts Planning & Documentation Worksheet

- 9.4 CAREER Award Integrated Research-Education Plan

- 9.5 NSF Data Management Plan Template

- 10.1 Applicant Background & Career Goals Statement Builder

- 10.2 Training Plan & Timeline Template

- 10.3 Mentoring Plan & Team Assembly Worksheet

- 10.4 Dissertation / Thesis Grant Application Adapter

- 11.1 Funder-Specific Application Structure Comparison Matrix

- 11.2 Wellcome Trust Application Builder

- 11.3 WHO/TDR & Global Health Research Grant Template

- 11.4 International Budget Adaptation Worksheet

- 12.1 NIH Mock Review Score Sheet (Self-Assessment)

- 12.2 NSF Merit Review Self-Assessment Worksheet

- 12.3 Mock Review Panel Organization Guide

- 12.4 Summary Statement Analysis Worksheet (Resubmissions)

- 12.5 Resubmission Introduction Builder (One-Page)

- 12.6 Post-Decision Action Planner

EVERY TEMPLATE PAGE GIVES YOU

- Its purpose and how long it takes

- Short steps on how to fill it in

- Fillable boxes sized for real answers

- The output it produces

- A supervisor sign-off line

- Where to find the completed example in the workbook

HOW TO USE IT

- Open the PDF in a free PDF reader app that supports fillable forms (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free and works best). Some phone and browser viewers do not save typed answers.

- Click a box and type. Save often: your answers stay in the file.

THE KIT AND THE WORKBOOK

The kit gives you the tools. The Grant Writing & Budget Planning Workbook teaches the method: it explains every template and shows a completed example of each one. If this is your first time, start with the workbook: https://www.gradsummit.com/workbooks/grant-writing-budget-planning-workbook/

LICENCE

For the buyer's own use. Every page is stamped with the buyer's email and the purchase date. Please do not share or resell the files. For a class or research group, ask about a group licence.

By Rafiq Muhammad, MD, MIHMEP, PhD. The templates were drafted with the help of AI tools and written, checked and laid out by the author.