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Grant Writing for Public Health Practice
Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning
Grant writing is a critical component of public health research and practice.
Are you interested in gaining applied skills for identifying and successfully competing for public health funding opportunities?
Do you want to learn secrets of grant writing success from program officials, sponsors, and faculty?
Addresses a critical component of public health research and practice: locating and applying to opportunities for funding to support our work. Explores diverse mechanisms for funding public health-related research and programming. Prepares masters and doctoral students to interact with funding officials, respond to calls for proposals, and write effective proposals.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify potential funding sources for public health research and practice; learn strategies for interacting with program officials/representatives
- Identify strategies for equity-based, community-driven grant writing
- Improve ability to review/critique grant proposals and understand how to evaluate review criteria
- Determine common components, acronyms, and language frequently embedded within grant/funding proposals
- Gain strategies for effectively crafting successful grant proposals
- Create sections of grant proposals corresponding to funding announcements
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 30% Assignments
- 20% Peer-feedback
- 30% Final Paper
- 10% Final Presentation