Presents five recommendations for writing winning proposals as suggested by the credo of "honor thy user," proposal reviewers being the honored users. Considers information provided directly from funding agencies such as the National Institutes for Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). (DDR)

Discusses ways of developing proposal-writing skills that include discussing ideas with program officers, serving on review panels, seeking suggestions from people who have received grants, and working through the process of rewriting a rejected proposal. Provides some basic principles of writing winning proposals. (DDR)