Training Opportunities
Ongoing – Brown Bag Lunch Sessions on Grantsmanship
Each week for two years, Linda Mason has hosted a Brown Bag Lunch Session on Grantsmanship. The topics and presenters cover a wide range of topics about grant proposal, grantwriting and grant project planning. Videos of these sessions have been posted on the Internet for easy access. See a list of topics and watch archived sessions.
Ongoing – Online Training
Grantseeking Basics for Nonprofit Organizations
Fee: $39.95 for six months
Proposal Writing: The Comprehensive Course
Fee: $189.95 for 12 months
Register at www.foundationcenter.org/marketplace/onlinetraining.
Various Dates – Community Development Grant Initiatives
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn, these regionally located workshops, with grant resource presentations plus a grant writing workshop, have no registration fee.
For more information, dates of workshops, locations of workshops and to register, contact Cheryl Adams at 405.231.4941 or cheryl_adams@coburn.senate.gov.
March 29, 2013 – Search and Select Grant Resources
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Location: Oklahoma College Access Program, 840 Research Parkway, Suite 450, Oklahoma City
This workshop is an overview of how to search for grant resources for higher education research grants, higher education program grants and community organization foundation grants. Participants should bring a laptop and a flash drive. There is no fee, but you must register by sending your contact info to lmason@osrhe.edu.
April 5, 2013 – Beginning Grantwriting: The Process
Time: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Oklahoma College Access Program, 840 Research Parkway, Suite 450, Oklahoma City
This workshop is for beginner grant proposal writers. Participants will actually write and critique their writing in the workshop. A laptop and a flash drive are required.
There is no fee, but you must register by sending your contact info to lmason@osrhe.edu.
July 29-Aug. 2, 2013 – OSRHE Summer Grant Institute
Time: Monday afternoon through early Friday afternoon
Institute: July 29-Aug. 2, 2013
Application Deadline: April 15, 2013
Payment Due: June 14, 2013
First Draft Due Date: July 12, 2013
Preliminary Workshop: May 17, 2013, 9 a.m.-noon
Post-Institute Workshop: Sept. 6, 2013, 9 a.m.-noon
Benefits: The institute gathers together new proposal writers and experienced grant obtainers as mentors to explore proposal writing training and good experiences. Participants may expect a completed proposal to submit to a funding agency, reviews by peers and experts, grant review training, valuable colleague networking and interaction with successful grant writers. All meals and refreshments and all printed and electronic materials are provided. The week is made up of plenary sessions on critical aspects of grantsmanship and time for reviewing and writing. This institute provides a great experience in preparing a grant proposal ready to submit. See www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/gwi/2013.shtml for application and information.
