Mississippi State University

The proposed internship will report to the Athlete Engineering Institute Director (with functional mentorship from the Office of Research and Economic Development) and will establish a synergistic interaction with institute leadership, faculty PIs, research staff, and ORED personnel to contribute to proposal development, capture support, and compliant submission processes. The Proposal Writer/SkillBridge Fellow’s duties will include identifying and qualifying funding opportunities; supporting capture planning; outlining and drafting proposal narratives and supporting sections; coordinating inputs from internal and external stakeholders; assembling required attachments; supporting internal routing and compliance steps, and developing reusable proposal content assets (boilerplate library, capability statements, past performance, CV templates, checklists, and trackers) to increase proposal throughput and quality.

The proposed internship will report to the Athlete Engineering Institute Director (with functional mentorship from the Office of Research and Economic Development) and will establish a synergistic interaction with institute leadership, faculty PIs, research staff, and ORED personnel to contribute to proposal development, capture support, and compliant submission processes. The Proposal Writer/SkillBridge Fellow’s duties will include identifying and qualifying funding opportunities; supporting capture planning; outlining and drafting proposal narratives and supporting sections; coordinating inputs from internal and external stakeholders; assembling required attachments; supporting internal routing and compliance steps, and developing reusable proposal content assets (boilerplate library, capability statements, past performance, CV templates, checklists, and trackers) to increase proposal throughput and quality.