See also the Community of Science Pivot searchable online database of funding opportunities. Some books recommended for writing papers/grant applications:
Day, Robert A and Gastel, Barbara. How to write and publish a scientific paper, 6th ed. Greenwood Press: Westport, CT, USA, 2006. ISBN 0-313-33040-9. Order from chapters.indigo.ca.
Reif-Lehrer, Liane. Grant application writer's handbook, 4th ed. Jones and Bartlett: Boston, MA, USA, 2004. ISBN 0-763-71642-1. Order from chapters.indigo.ca.
William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White. The elements of style, 4th ed. Longman, 2000. ISBN 0-205-31342-6. Order from chapters.indigo.ca.
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