Learn Grant Writing & Get Project Funding

Name: Learn Grant Writing & Get Project Funding
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Based on 8 years of hands-on experience

Created byGediminas Kondrackis Asociacija "Aktyvus Jaunimas"

Last updated 1/2025

English

What you'll learn

How to structure grant applications
What style to use when applying for grants
How to be understandable to evaluators
How to answer complicated grant questions
What words / phrases to avoid in grant application

Course content

2 sections • 14 lectures • 35m total length

Introduction2:17
Introduction to the course "Learn Grant Writing & Get Project Funding"

Preparation & writing structure2:26
This lecture will tell you about the project writing structure - where to start and how to do it. Afterwards, there will be an assignment to create one for your project (and cement the gained knowledge)
Project preparation & creating the structure for writing
Project planning: from A to Z
Key things about grant writing2:23
In this lecture, I reveal the 6 key things (to have in mind) when writing grant/project applications.
Break down long wordy questions2:11
In this lecture we will learn how to deal with long wordy (complicated) questions in project applications. I will teach you how to approach and simplify them, so that it becomes easier to write excellent answers. Also, this technique will make your answers much easier to read for the evaluators.
Simplify grant writing: break down long wordy questions
Headings, spacing2:43
In this lecture we explore a very important aspect of project writing: how to make sure (with your writing style) that the evaluator is able to find the right information and is not skipping it. A practical assignment follows.
Learning to use headings & ample spacing
Sentences2:14
In this lecture we discuss how shorter sentences are more readable / understandable. Example is shown. In the end you get an assigment to practice this technique.
Mastering shorter sentences
Numbering & bullet-points2:09
This class talks about PROPERLY using bullet points and numbering again. There is never too much of that! Especially, in project / grant writing. In the end you will get an assigment to practice this game-changing technique.
Over-complicated words3:14
The lecture touches upon another BIG mistake when writing project / grant applications: trying to sound smart. That is, using complicated words, etc. We explore a few examples and show that simple is 99% of the time better (when project writing). A related task (to cement this knowledge) awaits you in the end.
Avoiding over-complicated words
Same nouns / verbs / adjectives / adverbs2:45
In this class we talk about the importance of using synonyms. They help to avoid repetition and make your answers more smooth. An example is shown.
Removing unnecessary bits from your grant application answers2:12
The lecture explores the question of whether to be concise or very descriptive when project writing. An example is considered and a practical task is given in the end.
Removing unnecessary bits from your answers
Paragraphs1:57
The class discusses big paragraphs and how they are visibly daunting. An example is given & analysed. A practical task follows.
Paragraphs
Ambiguities & pronouns in project writing4:09
This lecture delves into the usage of right/wrong words & right/wrong pronounces when grant writing. Examples and a helpful resource (table of problem words) are given.
Final assignment
Final Test
Bonus Lecture 1: Reader can't read your mind2:45
A bonus lecture on how to properly use all that space in project/grant application answer fields.
Bonus Lecture 2: Getting lost in bigger bodies of text2:22
A bonus lecture on how to make your project/grant application answers more manageable and readable.

Requirements

Intermediate English knowledge

Description

This course is going to teach you the key points when writing grant/project applications.

You will understand how to:

make your writing style appropriate and understandable for the evaluators;
how to structure your project application answers;
and much more.

After this course, you will be able to successfully write a grant application on your own.

The course is based on 8 years of experience. Throughout this time we've been successfully getting grants for hundreds of projects (worth millions of euros). To be sure, over these years our organisation has also seen and, naturally, made the most common mistakes when writing a project application. This course intends to help you avoid that.

Completing a project / grant call application might seem a daunting task. Yet, no worries, you are not the only one. Every single project started with a bit of anxiety. That’s why preparation is needed. In this course, we talk about the main things to know while project writing. In fact, we'll provide you with 10 very concrete tips to make your project proposals excellent.

To sum these up:

A project writer needs to have a clear plan of what they want to achieve and how they will do that
You are writing not for yourself, but for the evaluator
Complicated words/sentences are not good
Rereading your answer from the start to the end is not a waste of time
Do not b*lls**t, but add details instead
Make sure every paragraph is logically linked to one before/after
You should have the project’s end goal in mind in whatever your write
Unnecessary information / empty words should be avoided

Are you ready to learn and get grant funding?

Who this course is for:

Youth Workers
Students
Social Workers
People Interested in Grants
University Staff

Learn Grant Writing & Get Project Funding

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Project writing13 lectures • 34min

Requirements

Description

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