I've heard from multiple sources now that one's CV should include grants you've applied for, even if you didn't receive them or won't find out if you've received them until after your CV goes out. I haven't had much luck finding this in other people's CVs, though. I'd like to have confirmation of this from someone who's been on a hiring committee before. If this is the case, any advice on how to present this information? (example appreciated as always).


General advice about CVs is appreciated too ...



Curriculum vitae:  including grants you've applied for, not received (or not yet received).
You have a certain amount of leeway as to what kind of material you wish to include in your CV. I have seen things on CVs that were of little or no interest [edit: here I actually meant "of interest to me as a potential hirer", not personal interest]: high school honors, nonmathematical awards, etc. It doesn't make me think less of the person. 


I would say that it's within reason to include a grant that you have applied for but not yet heard back from. You are inviting the reader to compute an expected value, which will presumably turn out to be positive. This cannot be said for grants that you have definitely not received, and I wouldn't normally recommend that someone put that on their CV. Still, I could imagine cases where that might be appropriate: for instance, at many research universities, given that you don't have a grant, the information that you have at least applied for one every time you had the opportunity might be looked upon favorably: ask a trusted mentor about this. 


