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.
June 19, 2008 - Southeastern Oklahoma Economic Development Federal/State Initiatives Workshop
Location: Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Ballroom, 1405 N. 4th Ave, Durant, Okla.
Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
More than 20 federal and state agency representatives will provide information about available resources for grants and community development. After the noon break, Dr. Linda Mason will provide instruction on “How to Write Grant Proposals.” This workshop is sponsored by Sen. Tom Coburn. There is no fee, but registration is required. For more information and registration, contact Cheryl Adams in Sen. Coburn’s office at 405.231.4941 or cheryl_adams@coburn.senate.gov.
June 26, 2008 - Beginning Grant Writing and Searching for Grant Funds Workshops
Location: Northeast Technology Center - Pryor Campus, Auditorium - Administration Building, Hwy 20, six miles west of Pryor, Okla.
Time: 8:45 a.m.-noon
Fee: Free, but registration is required.
Beginning Grant Writing
This workshop will help prospective grant writers determine whether they want to write a grant proposal for funding. There will be a discussion on grant resources, types of grants, how to read grant writing guidelines and the parts of a typical grant proposal. A little time will be spent on working in collaborative projects, persuading the grant agency of the need and organizing a project. Most of the information will deal with program grants instead of research. Discussion will briefly include project administration, federal and state spending guidelines, electronic submission, time management for grant searching and writing, and the ethics of grantsmanship. Advanced writers may find this overview of basics very helpful.
Searching for Grant Funds
This will be an overview of how to search for grant opportunities, how to select the right grant program and agency and where the appropriate information is about the grant program. The agency wants to give you money to accomplish its goals, and you want the money to accomplish your goals, so it is critical that you find the best information possible about the grant agency goals and priorities. Bring your grant funding project idea and grant agencies you have in mind.
To register, call Julie Rice at 918.341.6633, ext 23, fax 918.341.7723 or e-mail julie.rice@oesc.state.ok.us.
July 14-18, 2008 – Grantsmanship Training Program
Location: Dallas Public Library
Tuition: $875 ($825 for each additional registrant from the same organization)
The Grantsmanship Training Program is a comprehensive, hands-on workshop that covers the complete grant development process, from researching funding sources to writing and reviewing grant proposals. More than 110,000 nonprofit and government personnel have attended this fast-paced, five-day workshop, which is followed with a full year of membership support services.
For more information or to learn about scholarship opportunities for qualifying organizations, visit http://tgci.com/gtptraining.shtml. Register online at http://tgci.com/gtpregister.asp or call The Grantsmanship Center's registrar at 800.421.9512.
July 21-25, 2008 – 2008 EPSCoR/OSRHE Summer Grant Writing Institute
Location: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 655 Research Parkway, Oklahoma City
Fee: $250 (includes lodging, all meals and breaks, supplies, and all presentations andl mentoring)
This institute is for faculty and administrators and teams from public and private universities and colleges. Participants will complete a grant proposal with a mentor. Institute will feature two tracks: Track 1 - individual or collaborative scientific research projects, and Track 2 - department or collaborative program development projects. There are 20 openings in each track. Application deadline is May 30. For more information, download the invitation (PDF, 30k) and application (Word, 40k), or contact Dr. Linda Mason, 405.225.9486 or lmason@osrhe.edu.