Grant consulting, writing and editing

Are you looking to write a strategic grant that articulates your project's goals and outcomes? I provide grant consulting, project management, writing and editing for NHMRC and MRFF grants, government program grants and tenders, NDIS grants, business development grants and community grants.

My clients know that creating high-quality grant proposals requires a strong scientific background, writing expertise and a track record of successfully executing writing grants. As a human grant writer and editor, I understand the impact of grant proposals and can convey it to funders, unlike robotic, AI-generated copy.

My grant clients include some of Australia's leading not-for-profit organisations, patient organisations, research institutes, start-ups and universities.

Need grant consulting, project management or writing?

A successful grant application needs more than a good idea and a story that is well told.

Grant writing involves specialised skills. It requires a deep understanding of the project or program and the ability to articulate its unmet need, outcomes and relevance to the grant's goals.

In addition to grant writing and editing, I add value to grant clients by providing grant consulting services to help clients design projects and programs that are ready for funding, as well as project management services for larger grants with multiple stakeholders.

Client feedback

"Dear Melissa,

I hope you are well. I would like to share with you fantastic news, we were successful in getting NHMRC Development Grant this year. The outcome is still under strict Embargo though but I would like to let you know about this wonderful outcome and thanking you for your fantastic job in helping us significantly improve this application. We have got very good mark possibly top 5% and the reviewers gave very good feedback about our application."

Thank you so much again for your help with our grant application, it has been a great pleasure working with you and I look forward to working with you again in the next grant application round."

"It was great to work with you and you added a lot of value in a short time. I would be very keen to work with you again. I will reach out when the next opportunity arises (highly likely will be a grant application)."

"Dear Melissa, I am so happy with what you did! Reads so much better now. More shiny and impressive now. Thank you so much."

"Thanks, Melissa - couldn't have done it without your help with the grant writing!"