Good basic guidelines for writing any type of proposal. Some information is specific to proposals for sponsored (i.e., funded) activities at the University of Michigan.
Examples for note [N], bibliographic entry [B], parenthetical citation [P], and reference list entry [R] are color coded throughout. From the publisher, University of Chicago Press.
One folding style with several printable designs (some takes lots of ink). Creator also offers OpenOffice.org Draw templates (Creative-Commons license) to create your own Letterfu design.
Sarah Van Norman is working on a Masters of Philosophy in Ethnic and Racial Studies. What's her dissertation topic? The working title is "The esoteric underpinnings of hand knitting in late modernity: An auto ethnographic exploration into knitting circles among university students in Canada".