Grant Proposal course: how to find the right words to attract attention and money to your development

We have already talked about the specialization “English for Research Publication Purposes” , which started last fall, which helps not only to develop academic writing skills in English, but also examines in detail and helps to work out completely applied cases.

The third specialization course of the Grant proposal is , in a sense, alone. This course is a guide to creating a grant application so that reviewers can appreciate the merits of your work. Simply put, in this course you will learn how to get money for your development or at least interest a potential investor.
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The first module of the course focuses on how to formulate a study rationale and create its model in a clear and concise manner. You will learn how to find and choose a sponsor, assess the strengths and weaknesses of you and your organization, formulate a request for a grant, while maintaining the realism and elegance of the wording.

In the second module, you will learn how to use tools that help organize the work of a project in the most efficient way. Lectures contain basic information about project planning and team management. Another important skill you will acquire is to calculate and justify the costs of the project. You can also show information in numbers and graphs, which is a valuable feature of any application or business plan.

The materials of the third module will help you develop and structure sections of your application, select headings and prepare a project summary. You will also learn how to make your story compelling and attractive. An important skill that you will acquire is the preparation of a brief oral presentation of your project in case sponsors want to meet with you.

The fourth, last, module of the course will teach to respond to victories and defeats. We must understand that the reviews are different. We will tell you how to evaluate your grant application before the submission and how to respond to reviewer feedback after it. You will also learn how to correct your proposal for re-submission in case of failure, as well as how to act in case of victory.

Course author - Sosedova Varvara , Candidate of Philology, an expert in economics. Her professional interests include cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, English for special purposes (ESP) and English for academic purposes (EAP). Since 2009, Varvara has been working as an English teacher at MGIMO at the Faculty of International Relations. Her pedagogical experience, professional interests and developments allowed her to become a unique expert in the field of creating presentations, issuing applications for grants and requesting funding at the international level, both in the scientific and business environment.

The consultant of the course and the head of specialization is Elena Bazanova, Ph.D. He has extensive practical experience in advising on the creation of applications for grants, translations and presentations for both the scientific and the business community.

Of course, a lot depends on the idea that you present, on the invention or development, on charisma, not to teach all this. But to learn to speak and write so that you want to invest in your offspring, you just have to!