Optimizing the Grant Writing Process: A Framework for Creating a Grant Writing Assistant Using ChatGPT 4

This extended abstract explores prompt engineering strategies and usability testing that can be applied to create a grant writing assistant using ChatGPT 4. Utilizing scholarly literature from the past 3 years concerning LLM development, AI integration, and prompt engineering, along with White et al's experimental prompt pattern catalog [13] for software engineering, and previously accepted grants from a given institution, ChatGPT 4 can be applied to create a transferable template that streamlines the grant writing process. By following the frameworks outlined in the literature and guidelines for potential applications, we propose that grant writers can integrate a more efficient grant writing process that reduces confusion in understanding NSF's guidelines and criteria, helps to articulate clear and achievable objectives, and improves proposal alignment with NSF's strategic priorities.