Grant writing – Improve your win rate

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Welcome

Lecture 1: Welcome

Chapter 2: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction and course structure

Lecture 2: Testimonials

Chapter 3: Qualifying relevant funders

Lecture 1: Understanding the 3-stage process to qualify funders

Lecture 2: Online search to identify relevant funders – Example 1

Lecture 3: Online search to identify relevant funders – Example 2

Lecture 4: Explaining about eligibility

Lecture 5: Scanning funders to verify if you and them are aligned

Lecture 6: Example scanning and verifying funder's website

Lecture 7: Prioritising your qualified funder's pipeline

Lecture 8: Grant calendar

Chapter 4: Solutioning

Lecture 1: Understanding solutioning

Lecture 2: The 6 pieces of your solution architecture

Lecture 3: Problem statement

Lecture 4: What makes a good problem statement

Lecture 5: Exercise to help you brainstorm decent ideas for an emotive problem statement

Lecture 6: 3 Tips to improve your problem statement

Lecture 7: Understanding outcomes and milestones

Lecture 8: Examples of SMART Outcomes

Lecture 9: Understanding a Project Plan

Lecture 10: Example of a Project Plan

Lecture 11: Explaining a budget for funding application

Lecture 12: Example budget

Lecture 13: Understanding win themes with examples

Lecture 14: Using a co-designed approach (Where the industry is moving towards)

Chapter 5: Roadmap to writing

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Being responsive to the funder you are applying to

Lecture 3: Step1 – Determine the content required to be compliant

Lecture 4: Example creating a compliant response

Lecture 5: Step 2 – Writing your 1st draft

Lecture 6: Doing your 1st edit on your funding application

Lecture 7: Guide to editing

Lecture 8: Pause to let your creative side mature and innovate your ideas

Lecture 9: 2nd review and edit

Lecture 10: Guide to editing

Lecture 11: Critical friend review

Lecture 12: Addressing feedback and submitting