English 5314.Topic: Proposal Writing

Course Overview: Proposal Writing is an online writing workshop. In this workshop, you will write a group proposal and, if appropriate, submit it as an application for an actual grant. Our course goals are to learn to: 

• Analyze audiences for grant proposals;
• Find appropriate funding sources;
• Learn to write a compelling needs statement, project objectives, project description, budget, and evaluation section; and
• Use technology and negotiation skills to write collaboratively.

 By the end of the course, you will know how to answer the following questions: 

• Is my organization eligible to apply for a grant?
• How do I identify audiences that might be interested in funding a proposed project?
• How do I collect the research needed to write a persuasive proposal?
• What criteria should I use to write a grant proposal?
• What rhetorical choices should I make to write a successful proposal?
• What steps can I take to rewrite a denied grant proposal?

Required Reading:  Grant Seeking in an Electronic Age by Victoria Mikelonis, Signe T. Betsinger, and Constance E. Kampf.

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