Freelance grant writing and grant editing
Professional research grant writing and developmental editing, with friendly, constructive feedback from a native English-speaking peer reviewer and content editor.
Ideal for researchers preparing a submission and seeking an expert pre-submission peer review.
This service offers an in-depth assessment of the proposal’s logic, structure, and experimental plan. It will sharpen the narrative, strengthen the clarity and flow, emphasise the importance of the research and the strengths/excellence of the collaborative team, and cross-check the proposal against the funder’s application guidelines.
From Thomas Solomon, PhD — a native English-speaking freelance medical writer and data scientist with 15+ years of experience, 90+ publications, and 7000+ citations.
Price
from €0.10
per word
Example cost estimate:
Letter of intent (3 pages, 2,400 words, 14,400 characters inc. spaces): from €240 Small grant (10 pages, 8,000 words, 48,000 characters inc. spaces): from €800 Large grant (15 pages, 12,000 words, 72,000 characters inc. spaces): from €1200 (e.g., sections B1 and B2 of ERC Starting / Consolidator / Advanced Grants)
Notes:
- For unusually complex grants or poorly prepared documents, I may quote by project or use an hourly rate.
- Reference lists are not included in the word count.
- I offer this service in British or American English. I’m a native Brit, but I’ve lived in the US and am married to an American; as a result, I speak both languages.
- My specialist expertise is in metabolism, biochemistry, nutrition, and exercise science, with a focus on cardiometabolic diseases, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, I can provide services across a broad range of health and medical sciences and have worked on projects on cancer, immunology, inflammation, neurological diseases (dementia, Alzheimer’s), heart disease, reproductive health, and food/dietary supplements.
- See more FAQs here.
Any questions?
My process
1️⃣ Initial no-cost consultation
🔸 Email me a description of your medical writing or data analysis project, including the word count (if relevant), the service you need, and your deadline.
2️⃣ Cost estimate
🔸 We will discuss the details by email/phone call/video chat to help me understand your needs and how I might help.
🔸 Then, I’ll email you a cost estimate along with an expected time frame, tailored to meet your deadline.
3️⃣ I get to work
🔸 If you agree to the project terms and confirm that you want to proceed, you email me your file(s) and I get to work.
🔸 When I’ve completed the work, I’ll email you the new file(s) and an invoice for payment.
4️⃣ Follow-up
🔸 If aspects of my work need clarification, I offer a no-cost follow-up communication to answer questions.
🔸 Repeated edits of files/documents beyond the initial follow-up will incur additional charges at the hourly or per-word rate, whichever is applicable.
FAQs
Yes. I provide freelance grant writing support for research proposals, funding applications, and related documents.
Yes. I can either improve an existing draft or help develop sections from notes, outlines, or early-stage ideas.
Yes. I help improve clarity, narrative flow, feasibility, and alignment between aims, methods, and impact.
I can assist with full proposals, lay summaries, case for support sections, methods sections, and related application materials for a wide range of grants, including national research councils (EU, ERC, NIH, CIHR, NIHR, etc.) and private foundations.
Yes. If you send your deadline and current draft status, I’ll confirm whether the timeline is realistic before the project begins.
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