Free Grant Writing Workshops and SUNY Grant-Writing Primer

The Graduate School is pleased to offer a series of free grant writing workshops designed for doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars. The series will include the following workshops:

Fellowship and Grant Writing Basics. This workshop is for early career doctoral students who are in the early stages of their program and who have not yet formulated their research plan or methodology. Participants will learn about the differences between fellowships and grants, how to search for appropriate awards, and the basic components of applications. Jan. 24, 9-11 a.m. via Zoom

Grant Writing for STEM fields: Research Planning for Future PIs. This workshop is for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in STEM fields. Learn how to identify funding, steps for planning a fundable research project, best practices, and common mistakes to avoid when writing a competitive proposal. Jan. 25, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., via Zoom

Grant Writing for Humanities: Pursuing Grants to Help Support Your Humanities Scholarship. This workshop is for advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and related social sciences. This workshop examines how to compete for grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Fulbright U.S. Student Program, private foundations, and grants to travel to collections and libraries. Jan. 26, 9-11 a.m., via Zoom

Registration is required by Jan. 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

Register for the Fellowship and Grant Writing Basics workshop.
Register for the Grant Writing for STEM and Humanities workshops.

SUNY has also announced a Grant-writing primer. Have a specific grant you’re looking to get, or want to learn how to get started in grant-writing? Register for “Grants & Proposals: If you write it, they will fund!” a SUNY Center for Professional Development online and asynchronous course running Jan. 4 through March 28 in Blackboard. There is a cost for this SUNY program.