Advanced Grant Writing: Understanding What A Funder Wants

This course gives you excellent knowledge of advanced techniques in writing effective and successful grant applications.

Created by: Professor James Smith, PhD
Professor, Funding Professional, Founder Long Leaf Learning

What Will I Learn?

• Understand what a funding panel wants to see in an outstanding grant application
• Understand the process of how grant applications are discussed, ranked and scored so you can tailor your grant application for success
• Identify how you can influence how Reviewers and Funding Panels view your application
• How to obtain effective feedback on your application before and after submission
• Effectively provide evidence to support your application
• Develop a detailed understanding of how to compile your budget, present value for money, and effective project management

Requirements

• While this is a more advanced course, and students should have working knowledge of the basics of grant writing, some topics in the curriculum will be covered in fundamental detail and no prior knowledge is necessary
• Ideally, students should have an idea of which grant funding stream they are applying to

Target audience

• You want to learn how to write successful grants using advanced techniques to enhance success
• You are an academic or Lecturer or Assistant/Associate/Full Professor who wants to secure grant funding
• You are grant writing for a 501.C3, a non-profit or a small/medium sized enterprise
• You want a detailed understanding of how a grant funder makes decisions so you can align your grant to this for greater success
• You are undertaking fundraising and want to target your efforts effectively