Grant seeking in higher education : strategies and tools for college faculty / Mary M. Licklider and The University of Missouri Grant Writer Network ; foreword by David Attis.
Part 1: The how-to manual. Section 1. Diving into Grants Culture: Grants Culture: The Big Picture ; The Matching Game: Finding Funders ; Tapping Support on Campus ; Collaboration: The New Frontier ; Preparing to Write. -- Section 2. Developing Your Proposal ; The Writing ; The Abstract ; The Heart of the Matter: The Proposal Narrative ; Budgets ; Making It Shine: The Proposal Package. -- Section 3 Next Steps. Review, Rejection, and Reshaping ; Your Project Is Funded--Now What?. -- Part 2: Developing your proposal. Section 1 Diving into Grants Culture. Grant Glossary ; Tools for Finding Funding ; Funding Search Cheat Sheet ; Prewriting Questions. -- Section 2 Managing the Proposal Work. Planning for Proposal Development ; Developing a Concept Paper ; Four Sentences to Focus Your Elevator Pitch ; Contacting a Program Officer ; Managing Proposal Development ; Narrative Timeline for Proposal Development ; Section 3 Developing Your Proposal ; Proposal Logic ; Moving from the Larger Context to the Detail ; Proposal Outlines ; Evaluation ; Budget Justification ; Subcontracts and Consulting Agreements ; Sample Subcontract Scope of Work ; Travel Expenses ; Letters of Support and Commitment ; Project Timelines ; Proposal Review Processes ; Section 4 Building Institutional Grants Culture ; Tools for Hiring Grant Writing Consultants ; Interview Questions ; Interview Writing Prompts ; Reference Check Questions ; Tools for Managing and Nurturing Grant Writing Consultants ; Survey Instrument ; Flextime Memo.
Summary:
"Grant funding has become increasingly crucial to universities and university faculty, even as government and private funding reductions and increased application pools result in a more and more competitive environment. Securing the funding which is available is not a simple process, and institutional support for faculty who seek grants is uneven, where it exists at all. Faculty members are often left to navigate their own ways through the shifting landscape of the grants maze. When added on top of teaching and service loads, it's no surprise that many faculty members either avoid seeking grants altogether or produce grant proposals which have little or no chance of being funded. Faculty need a guide, and this book is that guide. Written by a team of successful grant writers, Grant Seeking in Higher Education orients faculty to the grants culture and walks readers step-by-step through the entire grant-seeking process, from identifying sources to preparing a successful application to administering the funds after the grant is awarded. The grant-seeking toolkit--which is free online to purchasers of the book for you to download or print and use in your work--includes standard forms, templates, and timelines for proposal development so any faculty member, from the scientist to the humanities scholar, can be sure not to miss out on the funding they deserve."--Publisher's website.
Series:
The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.