Writing Grant Proposals

Course schedule

This course is not scheduled yet.

Course description

Need to find funding because your current grant is running out? Have a great idea but have no idea how to turn it into a grant? Able to craft your ideas into a grant but miss the finesses in English to give your grant that unique appeal? Writing Grant Proposals will teach you how to write a clear, concise and attractive grant proposal that meets the requirements of funding agencies.  

Course objectives:

  • write a concise and appealing proposal
  • write in a form that meets the requirements of funding agencies
  • write faster and more effectively in English
  • learn from specialist fundraisers and grant recipients how they obtain funds
  • learn about your strengths and weaknesses through the course instructor’s correcting and editing of your proposal
  • learn to critically read and edit colleagues’ proposals

Certificate: participants must attend 80 % of the sessions and submit their assignment(s) to receive a certificate.

Entrance requirement: to be admitted to this course, you need to score at least 70 on the Oxford Online Placement Test (click here to make an appointment) or attain an equivalent score on another international test: 

  • At least 6.5 on the IELTS exam
  • At least grade A on the FCE exam (Cambridge)
  • At least grade C on the CAE exam (Cambridge)
  • At least 87 on the TOEFL exam (internet-based)

We will also accept a diploma of any English-taught Master’s programme at a Dutch university.

General Information

Target Group: PhD's, Post-docs and staff who are currently writing a grant proposal or have a topic they want to develop into a grant proposal
Group size: Max. 14 participants
Course duration: Five sessions of 2.5 hours
anguage: English
Credit points: 2 ECTS
Self-study hours 44
Name lecturers: Roger Staats
Venue: Forum or Orion building

Course fee

1) Reduced fee: PhD candidates of Wageningen University with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) and postdocs of Wageningen University that are registered at one of the graduate schools of Wageningen (EPS, PE&RC, VLAG, WASS, WIAS, WIMEK) € 260,-
2) Full fee: all other PhD candidates / post-docs and staff of Wageningen University € 520,-
3) Extended fee: all other participants € 720,-

Fee includes study and training material.

Cancellation condition

Until 1 month before the start of the course, you can cancel free of charge. After this date you will be charged with the “Full Fee”.

Exemption of payment:

  • When there is a replacement (who you can propose, in this case please inform the course coordinator) you will only be charged with €100.
  • For PhD’s and post-docs of Wageningen University: when you have a valid reason (circumstances beyond your control) to cancel, you will be charged the reduced fee. In this case a written statement of the supervisor/superior is required.

Note: When you do not have a valid reason to cancel or do not show up at courses that are free of charge you will be charged with €100.

Information

For more information please contact into@wur.nleral Information Course feeFee includes study and training material. Cancellation condition: Until four weeks before the start of the course, you can cancel free of charge. After this date you will be charged with the “Full Fee”.Exemption of payment:hen there is a replacement (who you can propose, in this case please inform the course coordinator) you will only be charged with €100.or PhD’s and post-docs of Wageningen University: when you have a valid reason (circumstances beyond your control) to cancel, you will be charged the reduced fee. In this case a written statement of the supervisor/superior is required.Note: When you do not have a valid reason to cancel or do not show up at courses that are free of charge you will be charged with €100.InformationFor more information please contact into