UNMC | Research Editorial Office

Melody Montgomery, Editorial Grants Specialist

As part of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Melody assists UNMC faculty members with proposal development and editing. Support services include copy editing for grammar, style, consistency, and word choice, formatting to agency guidelines, and commentary on the content and flow of the proposal. These services are offered on a first-come first-serve basis. Please email Melody Montgomery at grantseditor@unmc.edu to check the current availability and to schedule time for editing. Send your electronic documents and the completed request form to grantseditor@unmc.edu or
m.montgomery@unmc.edu.

For more information on these editorial services, please contact:
Melody Montgomery
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
DRC I 4010 (zip 5875)
402.559.4132 (office)
m.montgomery@unmc.edu
grantseditor@unmc.edu

Upcoming Events
For information on upcoming sessions and additional resources for UNMC researchers, please visit the Researchers Users Group (RUG) website.

Links to the recordings and handouts of workshops: (to download handouts, right click and choose "Save Link As...")

Online resources for proposal-writing advice:

NIAID "Ten Steps to a Winning R01 Application"
NIAID "Sample R01 Applications and Summary Statements"
NIH "Plain Language Initiative"
NIAID "Target your Audience"
Writing your NIH application
The Grantsmanship Center
A Guide for Proposal Writing from the National Science Foundation
NIAID "All About Grants"Tutorials
NCI "Preparing Grant Applications"
NIGMS "Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants"
Purdue University Grant Writing Tutorial
The Foundation Center
The Art of Writing Proposals

For writing guides, visit the following links:

Additional Resources:

"Writing and Authoring In the Health Sciences" through UNMC's McGoogan Library of Medicine