Writing Grant Proposals
In short
About this course- 2.3 ECTS
- Length: 6 lessons
- Reduced fee: € 405,-
- Regular fee: € 840,-
- Location: Forum, WUR-campus en online
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?
This course is offered in collaboration with Wageningen Graduate Schools (WGS).
Who is this course suitable for?
PhD candidates, post-doc researchers and staff who are currently writing a grant proposal or have a topic they want to develop into a grant proposal. The maximum number of participants per course is 14.
Admission requirements
The course has no specific admission requirements. Participants should be writing a grant or about to write a grant, or they should have an idea that they want to develop into a grant. This course is not appropriate for PhD candidates in their first or second year unless they are writing a grant.
Course content
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
Dates and times
Writing Grant Proposals is offered twice a year, once in the first semester and once in the second semester. Please click below for the course schedule.
If you would like to take this course but it is either full or does not list a starting date that suits you, please subscribe to our notification list by filling in the registration form. You will then be regularly updated on new course dates.
Practical information
- Reduced fee*: € 405
- University fee**: € 810
- External fee: € 840
The fee includes study and training material. Coffee/tea and lunches are not included.
*Reduced fee
- PhD candidates of Wageningen University with an approved Training and Supervision Plan (TSP) who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools (EPS, PE&RC, VLAG, WASS, WIAS, WIMEK).
- Postdocs of Wageningen University who are registered at one of the WU graduate schools.
**University fee
- All other PhD candidates / Wageningen University postdocs and staff.
You may cancel free of charge up to four weeks before the start of the course. After this date you will be charged the incurring course fee. Unless:
- You can find someone to replace you in the course and supply the course coordinator with the name and contact information of your replacement. In this caseyou will only be charged a €50 cancellation fee.
- You (PhDs and postdocs of Wageningen University) have a valid reason to cancel (illness or death in the family 1st or 2nd degree). In this case you will be charged the reduced fee and your supervisor/PI must send a mail indicating the reason for cancellation.
The course consists of six 2.5-hour lessons per week. You should also allow for 50 hours of self-study.
We offer Writing Grant Proposals both as an online course and as a face-to-face course on campus. In the schedule and during registration, you can see which course is offered in which format.
If you register for an online course, you follow the course entirely online using the Virtual Classroom in Brightspace. If you choose a face-to-face course, the classes will take place at our location: Forum, Wageningen Campus.
The course material is included in the course fee and will be distributed in the first session.
Credits: 2.3 ECTS
To receive a certificate, participants must meet the following 4 requirements:
- attend the first class,
- attend at least 4 of the 5 remaining classes,
- attend each session in its entirety and
- submit all assignments on time.
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