Course Texts

• The Foundation Center Guide to Proposal Writing by Jane Geever.
• Coursepack of sample documents
• Web resources, as assigned

Supplemental Texts

• Cheryl Clarke, Storytelling for Grantseekers
• Ernest Brewer, Charles Achilles, and Jay Fuhriman, Finding Funding: Grantwriting from Start to Finish, Including Project Management and Internet Use
• APA, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

Class Schedule

Week 1
Introduction to the course
Writing sample and class survey
Identifying sources of grant funding

Week 2
Identifying sources of grant funding using the internet
Library tour Letter of inquiry #1

Week 3
Evaluating proposals (sample grant proposals)
Letter of inquiry #2

Week 4
Read Finding Funding, Chapters 8 and 9
Computer lab session on research issues

Week 5
Annotated bibliography due

Week 6
Literature reviews due

Week 7
Guest Speaker
Analysis of sample grants
Review for take home exam
Take-home exam assigned

Week 8
Take-home exam due
Brief oral presentations on individual project progress

Week 9
Analyzing sample grant proposals
Brief oral presentations on individual project progress

Week 10
Progress reports due
Brief oral presentations on individual project progress
Analyzing sample grant proposals

Week 11
Individual teacher conferences to discuss progress reports

Week 12
The Parts of the Grant Proposal
Draft of final grant proposal due for peer review

Week 13
Draft of final grant proposal due for peer review
Brief oral presentations

Week 14
Brief oral presentations
Final grant proposal due