As a grant writer, one of the occupational hazards is frequently daydreaming of writing a grant that would allow me to quit my day job and do something creative for a year (or two). Here are a few grants of just that type: USA Fellows United States Artists (USA) exists to nurture, support, and strengthen [...]
Most people learn grant writing accidentally; their employer needs funding and there is no one else to tackle the grant applications. This learning involves a lot of trial and error – mostly error in the beginning. Get a head start and teach yourself grant writing. By taking the steps below, I went from knowing nothing [...]
If you have perfected your grant writing skills writing grants for other people, now is the perfect time to use them to your own advantage. Check out this grant opportunity, for grant makers: Associated Grant Makers Fellowship Program DEADLINE: April 12, 2007 AMOUNT: $30,000 each ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: U.S. citizens; who are persons of color; with [...]
When writing a grant, the “reader” becomes this large, shadowy figure behind the walls of the fortress of funding. You have read the grant guidelines, and maybe even the selection criteria, but how do you know what really goes on in those meetings? An easy way to find out: become a grant reader and reviewer! [...]
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