Research and Publishing: Grant Writing

With a comprehensive and easy-to-follow roadmap to drafting and submitting grant applications that get funded. Learn to craft the strongest application possible, find the best sources of funding from online databases, and present a realistic project budget plan. Example types of funding requests that demonstrate how to apply the concepts discussed in the book. New and updated material walking you through the entire grant-writing process, from beginning to end.

Grantwriters often have little or no training in the practical task of grantseeking. Many feel intimidated by the act of writing, and some don't enjoy writing. In Storytelling for Grantseekers, Second Edition, Cheryl Clarke presents an organic approach to grantseeking, one that views the process through the lens of the pleasures and rewards of crafting a good story.

This book provokes you to ask the right questions, hand-holds you through practical exercises, and offers a map that includes paths to develop strategic relationships with funders.

The ability to produce valid research has never been more crucial to the academic community than it is today - but how do you go about getting the funding for such projects? How do you identify which funding organisations are likely to be sympathetic to your needs? And convince them that they will benefit from funding you? This book will take you step-by-step through the process but, perhaps more importantly, will also help you develop and maintain an ongoing relationship with your funding partner (thereby assisting your future research).

In simple steps, the book highlights key things savvy proposal writers do to attract and secure prospective funders. With clear, concise instructions, it demystifies grant proposal writing, from the initial development phase, to the writing and submissions phase, to the grant award phase, to the final delivery of project results phase.