Academic Grant Writing

Catalog description

Designed for graduate students of all program areas, disciplines, and experience levels, this course focuses on academic grant writing as a specialized and advanced form of academic writing. We will analyze and practice academic grant writing as a form of strategic communication with a unique structure and purpose, unlike other forms of academic writing. Participants will begin by evaluating the disciplinary expectations of external funding in their chosen career path(s) and learn to identify funding that best aligns with their philosophies, work, and goals (research and career). Participants will then develop an idea into a grant proposal for a specific external funding opportunity aligned with their needs. By the end of the course, they will each have a complete grant proposal and an enhanced understanding of grant writing as strategic writing. Graded on S/U basis only. Credit Hour : 1 Prerequisites: Instructor's consent required Recommended: Because grant writing is a specialized and advanced form of academic writing, I strongly encourage students to enroll only after publishing a peer-reviewed academic article as the lead or sole author, presenting a peer-reviewed conference presentation in a field where journal article publishing is not emphasized, or completing an academic writing course such as GRAD 9040 or an equivalent